The Pirates of Somalia

The Pirates of Somalia

2017•1h 57m•6.9/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.9/10(253)

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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Production

Kalahari Pictures, Hungry Man, BCDF Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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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

Jennifer Keane

Student

Alok Tewari

Alok Tewari

Kailash Bahadur

Robert Hobbs

Robert Hobbs

Navy Admiral

Darron Meyer

Darron Meyer

Mitch Kelp

Aidan Whytock

Aidan Whytock

Agent Brice

Armaan Haggio

Mohamed Farole Jr.

Sabrina Mohammed Hassan

Maryan

Mohamed Hakeemshady

Mohamed Hakeemshady

Ancient Warrior (voice)

Pope Jerrod

Pope Jerrod

Committee Member

Vere Tindale

Vere Tindale

CBSA Officer

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