the pirates of somalia inside their hidden world

Takes readers through the evolution of the pirate groups from garrulous, self-proclaimed vigilantes who claim they are protecting Somalia's waters from illegal fishing vessels to the deadly criminal gangs they are today.' - Associated Press 'Convincing. Bahadur has probably spent more time with Somali pirates than just about any other Western researcher or writer.' - The New Republic 'A first-of-its kind book.

and lived to tell about it.' - The Boston Globe 'A fascinating narrative that opens a hitherto largely unknown world to a wider audience.' - San Francisco Chronicle 'An illuminating guide. He has peeked behind the curtain of the pirates of Somalia in their faraway tribal homelands. Bahadur has gone deep in exploring the causes of this seaborne crime wave.' - The New York Times Book Review 'Bahadur has borne witness and seen what no other journalist has seen. “That’s one thing we managed to show very well in this movie, the culture and how the Somali people really are, rather than how it’s portrayed.'Brave and exhaustively reported.

The Somali culture is so friendly,” the actor explained. Described by Buckley as someone who has been “inspiring people to go out and bring change”-and inspiring people to challenge their assumptions-the journalist would ultimately film a cameo for the project.Įarning his first Oscar nomination for 2014’s Captain Phillips-another feature centering on Somali pirates-Abdi has never met an actual Somali pirate, or so he says, though he was able to explain why Bahadur was able to move among them so easily. Starring Evan Peters as the then-rookie journalist, the film sees Bahadur embed himself among the pirates of Somalia, providing a firsthand account of his experience among the pirates that would allow the world to understand them. We’re like, ‘No one’s bought it,’ so I bought the rights to the book.”

“It just so happened he was on The Daily Show when we were down there, and his book had just hit the newsstands. “In the middle of shooting that film, we needed a reference-we couldn’t shoot in Somalia because of the conditions there, and Jay’s book was the only piece of reference we could find,” Buckley told Deadline’s Anthony D’Alessandro, sitting down with star Barkhad Abdi for a panel discussion following an Awardsline screening of the film. It was during the shooting of Asad that the director came upon Canadian journalist Jay Bahadur and his book, The Pirates of Somalia: Inside Their Hidden World, both of which would be at the center of his narrative feature. 'Dabka' Helmer Bryan Buckley On The Tricky Politics Of Incorporating Somali Non-Actors Into The Film - Tribeca Studio

The pirates of somalia inside their hidden world