The Pirates of Somalia (2017)
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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.
- Released: 2017-12-08
- Genres: Drama
- Runtime: 1h 57m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 265 votes
Directed by Bryan Buckley.
Top cast
- 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
Where to watch The Pirates of Somalia
- United States: stream on History Vault, Cineverse Amazon Channel; watch free on Hoopla, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Xumo Play, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Plex, W4free, Pluto TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
- Canada: watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Australia: watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
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