The Pirates of Somalia
An ambitious young journalist (Evan Peters) embeds himself with a dangerous band of pirates in Somalia to get an unfiltered investigative perspective, but his inexperience threatens to derail his plans. Bryan Buckley wrote and directed this biopic based on the real life investigation of Canadian journalist Jay Bahadur.
20 January 1987, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
26 November 1989, Brooklyn, New York, USA
7 May 1967, South Africa
25 April 1940, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
9 August 1957, New York City, New York, USA
April 30, 2017
A visceral, engaging, fast-paced journalism drama with authenticity and a few rough edges.
April 27, 2017
It never quite charms us into identifying with its goofy, nothing-to-lose hero, whose desperate to move out from his parents' basement and jump-start his journalism career.
December 05, 2017
Buckley's script and direction frequently get sidetracked with fictional subplots and bizarre animated sequences that feel wildly out of place
April 28, 2017
A solid take on a fascinating story.
November 24, 2017
Plucky
December 08, 2017
It's not as cute as it thinks it is.
December 07, 2017
The film itself is one of surprising conscience...
May 04, 2017
The politics of piracy are complex and well-explored here.
December 06, 2017
Zaniness has rarely been this obnoxious.
April 27, 2017
Despite an excellent secondary cast and an interesting story, Dabka fails in its aspirations due almost entirely to its own smugness.
December 07, 2017
Writer-director Bryan Buckley's film is ultimately more interested in the journalist than his story.
