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The Pirates of Somalia

Genres
Drama
Rating
6.9
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of AmericaSouth Africa
Release Date2017-12-08
Runtime117 mins

Overview

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.

Cast & Crew

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Evan Peters

as Jay Bahadur

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Barkhad Abdi

as Abdi

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Melanie Griffith

as Maria Bahadur

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Al Pacino

as Seymour Tolbin

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Philip Ettinger

as Alex

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Russell Posner

as Jared Bahadur

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Kiana Madani

as Tracy Ziconni

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Maria Vos

as Avril Benoît

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Jojo Gonzalez

as Jojo

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Coral Peña

as Katlyn

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Jennifer Keane

as Student

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Alok Tewari

as Kailash Bahadur

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Robert Hobbs

as Navy Admiral

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Darron Meyer

as Mitch Kelp

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Aidan Whytock

as Agent Brice

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Armaan Haggio

as Mohamed Farole Jr.

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Sabrina Mohammed Hassan

as Maryan

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Mohamed Hakeemshady

as Ancient Warrior (voice)

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Pope Jerrod

as Committee Member

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Vere Tindale

as CBSA Officer

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Edward Gelbinovich

as Clerk #1

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Patrick Holden O'Neill

as Angus (Clerk #2) (as Patrick O'Neill)

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Lindsay Sullivan

as Canadian Air Hostess

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Mohamed Kalif Barre

as Boyah

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Matt Newman

as Reporter

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Sidow Farah Abdi

as Colonel Omar

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Mohamed Osmali Ibrahim

as Garaad

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Abdi Delgo

as Colonel Delgo

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Caprice Masinga

as Jay's Driver

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Minky Ndlovu

as Ancient Warrior

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Donat Balaj

as Frank Reynolds

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Mohamed Mohamud Hossein

as Abdirizak - Town Sheriff

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Amin Mohamed Osmaan

as Abdul

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Mark Turetsky

as Additional Voices (voice)

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