The Pirates of Somalia

Name: The Pirates of Somalia
Genre: Drama
Released: 2017-12-08
Duration: 1 h 57 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Evan Peters, Barkhad Abdi, Melanie Griffith, Al Pacino, Philip Ettinger

2017·Movie·R·117 min·★ 6.9(257)

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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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About The Pirates of Somalia

The Pirates of Somalia is a 2017 English-language drama film directed by Bryan Buckley. The cast is led by Evan Peters, Barkhad Abdi, Melanie Griffith. It has a runtime of 1h 57m. Viewers rate it 6.9/10 across 300 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on History Vault, Cineverse Amazon Channel, Hoopla.

The Pirates of Somalia was produced by Kalahari Pictures, Hungry Man, and BCDF Pictures and made in United States of America and South Africa. It was released on December 8, 2017, and carries a R certification.

Director: Bryan Buckley
Writers: Bryan Buckley
Release date: December 8, 2017
OTT release: December 8, 2017
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America, South Africa
Production: Kalahari Pictures, Hungry Man, BCDF Pictures

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The Pirates of Somalia cast & crew

The Pirates of Somalia was directed by Bryan Buckley and written by Bryan Buckley.

The cast features Evan Peters as Jay Bahadur, Barkhad Abdi as Abdi, Melanie Griffith as Maria Bahadur, Al Pacino as Seymour Tolbin, Philip Ettinger as Alex, and Russell Posner as Jared Bahadur.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Andrew Feltenstein, cinematography is by Scott Henriksen, and it was produced by Bryan Buckley and Mino Jarjoura.

Is The Pirates of Somalia worth watching?

The Pirates of Somalia holds an audience score of 6.9/10 from 257 ratings, a solidly received drama films.

At 1h 57m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, The Pirates of Somalia is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Pirates of Somalia

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It first became available to stream digitally on December 8, 2017.

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