Cast
Tom Hanks as Richard Phillips
Catherine Keener as Andrea Phillips
Barkhad Abdi as Abduwali Muse
Barkhad Abdirahman as Bilal
Story : Captain Phillips is a multi-layered examination of the 2009 hijacking of the U.S.
container ship Maersk Alabama by a crew of Somali pirates. It is - through director Paul
Greengrass's distinctive lens - simultaneously a pulse-pounding thriller, and a complex portrait
of the myriad effects of globalization. The film focuses on the relationship between the
Alabama's commanding officer, Captain Richard Phillips (two time Academy Award®-winner Tom
Hanks), and the Somali pirate captain, Muse (Barkhad Abdi), who takes him hostage. Phillips and
Muse are set on an unstoppable 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.