The Pirates of Somalia

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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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Director

Bryan Buckley

Director

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

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