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The Pirates of Somalia

2017 · R · 1h 57m

Directed by Bryan Buckley

6.8

TMDB audience score
267 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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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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

  • Armaan Haggio
    Mohamed Farole Jr.

  • Sabrina Mohammed Hassan
    Maryan

  • Mohamed Hakeemshady
    Ancient Warrior (voice)