Directed by:
Bryan BuckleyScreenplay:
Bryan BuckleyCinematography:
Scott HenriksenCast:
Evan Peters, Al Pacino, Melanie Griffith, Barkhad Abdi, Philip Ettinger, Robert Hobbs, Russell Posner, Matt Newman, Coral Peña, Kiana Madani, Maria Vos (more)VOD (3)
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When rookie writer and proud Canadian Jay Bahadur (Evan Peters) has a chance encounter with his journalist idol (Al Pacino), 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. Director Bryan Buckley takes a cinematic look at Bahadur's ill-planned adventure as it becomes a tale of honor, resilience and friendship. Featuring Melanie Griffith as Jay's mother, Barkhad Abdi as his translator and main local contact, and supporting cast of Somali non-actors. (Tribeca Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Evan Peters
USA
Best movies:
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
An American Crime (2007)
Deadpool 2 (2018)
Al Pacino
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie)
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
Melanie Griffith
USA
Best movies:
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration (1998) (concert)
RKO 281 (1999) (TV movie)
Nobody's Fool (1994)
Barkhad Abdi
Somalia
Best movies:
Captain Phillips (2013)
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Eye in the Sky (2015)
Philip Ettinger
Best movies:
Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)
The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best (2011)
First Reformed (2017)
Robert Hobbs
Best movies:
District 9 (2009)
Roots (2016) (series)
Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema (2008)
Russell Posner
Best movies:
Fading Gigolo (2013)
The Pirates of Somalia (2017)
Louder Than Bombs (2015)
Matt Newman
Best movies:
The Pirates of Somalia (2017)
The Last Days of American Crime (2020)
Coral Peña
Dominican Republic
Best movies:
The Post (2017)
Carrie Pilby (2016)
The Pirates of Somalia (2017)
Kiana Madani
Best movies:
The Bronze (2015)
The Pirates of Somalia (2017)
Maria Vos
Best movies:
The Most Beautiful Day (2016)
Saints & Strangers (2015) (TV movie)
The Pirates of Somalia (2017)
Mohamed Hakeemshady
Somalia
Best movies:
Black Panther (2018)
The Pirates of Somalia (2017)
Submergence (2017)
Jojo Gonzalez
Best movies:
Going in Style (2017)
The Pirates of Somalia (2017)
The Smurfs (2011)
Alok Tewari
Best movies:
Split (2016)
Shelter (2014)
Brooklyn's Finest (2009)
Armaan Haggio
Best movies:
Eye in the Sky (2015)
438 Days (2019)
The Pirates of Somalia (2017)