The Pirates of Somalia
2017•R•1h 57m•6.8•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Bryan Buckley
Writer
Bryan Buckley
Languages
English
Studio
Kalahari Pictures
Cast
Evan Peters
Jay Bahadur
Barkhad Abdi
Abdi
Melanie Griffith
Maria Bahadur
Al Pacino
Seymour Tolbin
Philip Ettinger
Alex
Russell Posner
Jared Bahadur
Kiana Madani
Tracy Ziconni
Maria Vos
Avril Benoît
Jojo Gonzalez
Jojo
Coral Peña
Katlyn
Jennifer Keane
Student
Alok Tewari
Kailash Bahadur
Robert Hobbs
Navy Admiral
Darron Meyer
Mitch Kelp
Aidan Whytock
Agent Brice
Production
Company
Kalahari Pictures
Company
hungryman
Company
BCDF Pictures
Producer
Mino Jarjoura
Producer
Claude Dal Farra
Producer
Matt Lefebvre
Producer
Irfaan Fredericks
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