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The Pirates of Somalia

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The Pirates of Somalia

6.9

1h 57m

2017

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.

Director

Bryan Buckley

Trailer

Drama

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Cast & Crew

Evan Peters

Evan Peters

as Jay Bahadur

Barkhad Abdi

Barkhad Abdi

as Abdi

Melanie Griffith

Melanie Griffith

as Maria Bahadur

Al Pacino

Al Pacino

as Seymour Tolbin

Philip Ettinger

Philip Ettinger

as Alex

Russell Posner

Russell Posner

as Jared Bahadur

Kiana Madani

Kiana Madani

as Tracy Ziconni

Maria Vos

Maria Vos

as Avril Benoît

Jojo Gonzalez

Jojo Gonzalez

as Jojo

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