The Pirates of Somalia

Name: The Pirates of Somalia
Genre: Drama
Released: 2017-12-08
Duration: 1 h 57 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Evan Peters, Barkhad Abdi, Melanie Griffith, Al Pacino, Philip Ettinger

The Pirates of Somalia (2017)

Timing: 1:57 (117 min)

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Video for the film The Pirates of Somalia — Official UK Trailer

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Release date

2017-12-08

Country

United States, South Africa

Production

BCDF Pictures, Kalahari Pictures, Hungry Man

Genre

Drama

Budget

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Director

Bryan Buckley

Actors

Evan Peters, Barkhad Abdi, Melanie Griffith, Al Pacino, Philip Ettinger, Russell Posner, Kiana Madani, Maria Vos, Jojo Gonzalez, Coral Peña
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Scenario

Producer

Claude Dal Farra, Mino Jarjoura, Matt Lefebvre, Irfaan Fredericks, Bryan Buckley, Peter Pastorelli, Hilary Davis, Phil Hunt, Stephen Kelliher, Michael S. Murphey

Camera operator

Scott Henriksen

Composer

Andrew Feltenstein

Artist

David Skinner

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Editing

Jay Nelson, Eddie Rubin
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Short description

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.

What's left behind the scenes

The film is based on real events. In Jay’s (Evan Peters) room, there is a poster for the film about two journalists, ‘All the President’s Men,’ which is also based on real events.
The roles of the Somali pirates were almost always played by refugees from Somalia.
In one of the scenes during the main character's dream, Jay Bahadur himself flashes on the screen, holding a newspaper while being shot near an airplane.
The film is based on real events. In Jay’s (Evan Peters) room, there is a poster for the film about two journalists, "All the President's Men", which is also based on real events.