Released Date:
2013-10-11
Languages:
English, Somali
Countries:
USA
Runtime:
134 min
Rated:
PG-13
IMDB Ratings:
7.9 (292910 Reviews)
Director:
Paul GreengrassBilly Ray (screenplay)
Richard Phillips (based upon the book "A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates
Navy SEALS
and Dangerous Days at Sea" by)
Stephan Talty (based upon the book "A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates
Navy SEALS
and Dangerous Days at Sea" by)
Captain Phillips is a multi-layered examination of the 2009 hijacking of the U.S. container ship Maersk Alabama by a crew of Somali pirates. It is - through director Paul Greengrass's distinctive lens - simultaneously a pulse-pounding thriller, and a complex portrait of the myriad effects of globalization. The film focuses on the relationship between the Alabama's commanding officer, Captain Richard Phillips (two time Academy Awardè-winner Tom Hanks), and the Somali pirate captain, Muse (Barkhad Abdi), who takes him hostage. Phillips and Muse are set on an unstoppable collision course when Muse and his crew target Phillips' unarmed ship; in the ensuing standoff, 145 miles off the Somali coast, both men will find themselves at the mercy of forces beyond their control.
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