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A Hijacking
Why this pick
A rigorously observed maritime hostage drama that shares Captain Phillips’s stripped-back realism, escalating pressure and painful focus on the human cost of negotiation.
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MOVIE2013 2h 14m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
In 2009, when Richard Phillips takes command of an unarmed container ship from the Port of Salalah in Oman, the ship is hijacked by Somali pirates and the crew ransomed back to the United States.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Tom Hanks
Captain Richard Phillips
Faysal Ahmed
Najee
Angus MacInnes
Maersk Alabama Crew
Catherine Keener
Andrea Phillips
Corey Johnson
Ken Quinn
David Warshofsky
Mike Perry
John Magaro
Dan Phillips
San Shella
Maersk Alabama Crew