Captain Phillips is a multi-layered examination of the 2009 hijacking of the American container ship Maersk Alabama by a group of Somali pirates. It is – through the distinctive lens of director Paul Greengrass – as well as a pulse-pounding thriller, and a complex portrait of globalization’s myriad effects.
Phillips and Muse are set on an unassailable 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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