The read
Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes63%
Metacritic54/100
Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.
265 audience votes
Key crew
- Bryan BuckleyDirector
- Bryan BuckleyScreenplay
- John NauOriginal Music Composer
- Andrew FeltensteinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Evan PetersJay Bahadur
- Barkhad AbdiAbdi
- Melanie GriffithMaria Bahadur
- Al PacinoSeymour Tolbin
- Philip EttingerAlex
- Russell PosnerJared Bahadur
- Kiana MadaniTracy Ziconni
- Maria VosAvril Benoît
- Jojo GonzalezJojo
- Coral PeñaKatlyn
- Jennifer KeaneStudent
- Alok TewariKailash Bahadur
