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The Pirates of Somalia

The Pirates of Somalia

20176.91h 57m

Overview

After an inspiring chance encounter with his idol, rookie journalist Jay Bahadur uproots his life and moves to Somalia looking for the story of a lifetime. Hooking up with a local fixer, he attempts to get embedded with the local Somali pirates, only to quickly find himself in over his head.

Directed by Bryan Buckley
Written by Bryan Buckley, Jay Bahadur
Produced by Matt Lefebvre, Claude Dal Farra, Mino Jarjoura
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Top Cast

Evan Peters

Evan Peters

Jay Bahadur

Barkhad Abdi

Barkhad Abdi

Abdi

Melanie Griffith

Melanie Griffith

Maria Bahadur

Al Pacino

Al Pacino

Seymour Tolbin

Philip Ettinger

Philip Ettinger

Alex

Russell Posner

Russell Posner

Jared Bahadur

Kiana Madani

Kiana Madani

Tracy Ziconni

Maria Vos

Maria Vos

Avril Benoît

Jojo Gonzalez

Jojo Gonzalez

Jojo

Coral Peña

Coral Peña

Katlyn

Themes & Keywords

journalistsomaliabiographybased on true storypirate

About The Pirates of Somalia

The Pirates of Somalia is a drama film released in 2017 exploring themes of journalist, somalia, biography, based on true story, pirate. Directed by Bryan Buckley, it stars Evan Peters, Barkhad Abdi, Melanie Griffith. After an inspiring chance encounter with his idol, rookie journalist Jay Bahadur uproots his life and moves to Somalia looking for the story of a lifetime. Hooking up with a local fixer, he attempts to get embedded with the local Somali pirates, only to quickly find himself in over his head.

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