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The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

Events

  • March 28th , 2009, Richard Philips leaves home to captain a cargo ship

  • April 7th , 2009, Somali pirates attempt to catch up to the Maersk Alabama cargo ship

  • April 8th , 2009, Somali pirates take over the Maersk Alabama cargo ship

Directed by Paul Greengrass

Starring Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman

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