The Pirates of Somalia
The Pirates of Somalia (2017)
Timing:
1:57 (117 min)
6.9/10
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6.92/10
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Country
Production
Genre
Drama
Budget
$0
Revenue
$103 385
Website
Director
Actors
Evan Peters, Barkhad Abdi, Melanie Griffith, Al Pacino, Philip Ettinger, Russell Posner, Kiana Madani, Maria Vos, Jojo Gonzalez
All actors and roles (9)
All actors and roles (9)
Scenario
Producer
Claude Dal Farra, Mino Jarjoura, Matt Lefebvre, Bryan Buckley
Operator
Scott Henriksen
Composer
Andrew Feltenstein
Artist
Audition
Editing
Jay Nelson, Eddie Rubin
All team (10)
All team (10)
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.
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