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The Pirates of Somalia
When rookie writer and proud Canadian Jay Bahadur has a chance encounter with his journalist idol, he decides to uproot his life in the name of research for his first book. Abandoning his comfortable life, he moves to Somalia to investigate a still-unfolding situation with pirates off the country’s coast. It’s 2008 and the cargo vessel MV Faina has just been hijacked. Based on a true story, Dabka follows a naïve young journalist’s headlong dive into a country he has no business being in. A free agent without government support or a publishing deal, Jay bucks conventions to conduct a raw, on the ground investigation.
7 May 1967, South Africa
26 November 1989, Brooklyn, New York, USA
May 04, 2017
The politics of piracy are complex and well-explored here.
April 28, 2017
A solid take on a fascinating story.
December 06, 2017
Zaniness has rarely been this obnoxious.
November 24, 2017
Plucky
April 27, 2017
Despite an excellent secondary cast and an interesting story, Dabka fails in its aspirations due almost entirely to its own smugness.
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.
April 30, 2017
A visceral, engaging, fast-paced journalism drama with authenticity and a few rough edges.
December 05, 2017
Buckley's script and direction frequently get sidetracked with fictional subplots and bizarre animated sequences that feel wildly out of place
December 07, 2017
The film itself is one of surprising conscience...
December 08, 2017
It's not as cute as it thinks it is.
December 07, 2017
Writer-director Bryan Buckley's film is ultimately more interested in the journalist than his story.