The Pirates of Somalia
2017 · Movie · R · 117 min · ★ 6.9 · 61% critics
A young journalist leaves home after a motivating encounter with a respected mentor and travels to Somalia chasing a career-making story. With help from a local guide, the reporting mission turns into a risky, eye-opening journey as he tries to connect with pirates and understand the world around them.
Also known as Where the White Man Runs Away · Dabka
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-12-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 61/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (256 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a grounded, informative drama with humor and cultural perspective rather than nonstop thrills; Not for you if you expect big action beats or constant tension like Paterno.
Pros: informative true-story angle; human, often funny tone; strong performances | Cons: slow pacing; low on action; supporting stars underused
Themes
- journalist
- somalia
- biography
- based on true story
- pirate
Cast & crew
Evan Peters
as Jay Bahadur
Barkhad Abdi
as Abdi
Melanie Griffith
as Maria Bahadur
Al Pacino
as Seymour Tolbin
Philip Ettinger
as Alex
Russell Posner
as Jared Bahadur
Kiana Madani
as Tracy Ziconni
Maria Vos
as Avril Benoît
Jojo Gonzalez
as Jojo
Coral Peña
as Katlyn
Directed by Bryan Buckley