Is Captain Phillips A True Story. It appeared to me as a solid film but not a must-see until the final scene lifted it to an unexpected high. Captain Phillips condenses the story of the Maersk Alabama hijacking omitting a few details changing a few others and in Paul Greengrass signature.
Richard Phillips merchant mariner Richard Phillips. Captain Phillips did return to his family just a few days after the attack on April 17th 2009. The unvarnished story begins on April 8 2009.
The unvarnished story begins on April 8 2009.
Container ship Maersk Alabama by a crew of Somali pirates. But how faithfully does the movie capture real events. Phillips crew is none of it is true. The film is inspired by 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 Guardafui Channel led by Abduwali Muse.