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Jul 30, 2015akirakato rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is a 2013 American biographical survival thriller directed by Paul Greengrass, based on the true story of the 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking, an incident during which merchant mariner Captain Richard Phillips was taken hostage by pirates in the Indian Ocean led by Abduwali Muse. It is a multi-layerd examination of the the real incident. The Somali pirate leader, Muse, takes Captain Phillips as hostage, and the two men are set on an unstoppable collision course when the pirates target the American cargo ship. In the ensuing standoff, both men find thyemselves at the mercy of forces beyond their control. It is a gripping, thrilling and edge-of-your-seat drama that grabs your eyes from the start to the end.