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

Movie Summary: "Based on the true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, which was the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years." ~ Provided by the library catalog.
Originally released: 2013.
Written by: Billy Ray, Richard Phillips, Stephan Talty.
Directed by: Paul Greengrass.
Starring: Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman.