Is The Pirates of Somalia scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Pirates of Somalia end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Pirates of Somalia sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Pirates of Somalia violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Pirates of Somalia easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Pirates of Somalia

Name: The Pirates of Somalia
Genre: Drama
Released: 2017
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Evan Peters, Barkhad Abdi, Melanie Griffith, Al Pacino, Philip Ettinger

Directed by Bryan Buckley

Produced by Kalahari Pictures, hungryman

2017117 min6.8 / 10

A tense, character-driven drama about an ambitious young journalist's dangerous pursuit of a story in a lawless, volatile region.

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.

Clusters

Family Under Fire Betrayal By Insiders Institutions Under Investigation Conscience Against the System Journalism and Reporters

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Journalist Somalia Biography Based On True Story Pirate

Questions people ask

Is The Pirates of Somalia scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Does The Pirates of Somalia end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Pirates of Somalia sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Pirates of Somalia violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Pirates of Somalia easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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