The Pirates of Somalia

About The Pirates of Somalia

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.

Bryan Buckley's The Pirates of Somalia is a 2017 drama film. Released in December 2017, it runs 117 minutes.

Its themes are journalist, pirate, somalia, and biography. The film began as real events.

Evan Peters stars as Jay Bahadur, Barkhad Abdi as Abdi, Melanie Griffith as Maria Bahadur, and Al Pacino as Seymour Tolbin. The screenplay is by Bryan Buckley. Produced by BCDF Pictures. American members can watch it on Cineverse Amazon Channel and History Vault.

Captain Phillips, The Post, and Loving Pablo make useful companions to The Pirates of Somalia. TMDB voters put it at 6.8 out of 10 across 267 votes and it carries a R rating.