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Last update - Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 15:05 By Eda Halis

Captain Phillips Dir: Paul Greengrass

Captain Phillips tells the story of the eponymous mariner and the 2009 hijacking of him and his crew on the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama by Somali pirates - the first American merchant vessel to be hijacked in 200 years.

An experienced captain, Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks) sacrifices himself as a hostage to save the crew.

But while a rescue team attempts to save him, Phillips finds himself in a psychological war with the pirates and especially their leader Muse.

The film was directed by Paul Greengrass (Bloody Sunday, United 93) from a screenplay by Billy Ray based upon Phillip's memoir of the incident, A Captain's Duty.

Captain Phillips stars veteran actor Tom Hanks as Captain Phillips with Catherine Keener and Barkhad Abdi, and opens in cinemas on 18 October.


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