The Pirates of Somalia

Synopsis

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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When & where

Streaming on

• History Vault↗

Top of the call sheet

• 
  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

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