The film stars Evan Peters, Al Pacino, Melanie Griffith and Barkhad Abdi.

His chance comes when his journalistic idol Seymour Tolbin inspires him to realize his dream of journalism, not in a conventional way through a post-graduate university education, but through an exciting mission to investigate the backgrounds of piracy in Somalia.

Through his translator Abdi, Jay manages to establish contacts with the local Somali pirates and interview them.

[clarification needed] On October 20, 2015, it was announced that Bryan Buckley would direct the film, with Evan Peters joining the cast.

[5] Shortly after, Echo Bridge acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film, and set it for a December 8, 2017, release.