Tag: Barkhad Abdi
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Tribeca Film Festival: ‘Dabka’ is True Story of Wannabe Journalist Interviewing Pirates in Somalia
One of my favorite films of this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, “Dabka” is a true story about how a wannabe journalist’s naivete and willingness to put his neck on the line paid off and made him a New York Times bestselling author.
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Helen Mirren Goes Military in ‘Eye In the Sky’ Poster and Trailer
Helen Mirren goes all military on us in the new “Eye In the Sky” poster from Bleeker Street and director Gavin Hood.
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Movie Review: Captain Phillips
“Captain Phillips” tells the true-life story of Capt. Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama.