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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.

20171h 57mRDrama

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About The Pirates of Somalia

Directors
Bryan Buckley
Cast
Evan Peters, Barkhad Abdi, Melanie Griffith, Al Pacino, Philip Ettinger, Russell Posner
Genres
Drama
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America, South Africa
Status
Released

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