Captain Phillips Real Life at Life

Captain Phillips Real Life. Yes, ‘captain phillips’ is based on a true story. The film captain phillips is “based on a true story” of the 2009 hijacking of an american ship by somali pirates.

Instead, they took $30,000 from the. Four armed somali pirates scurried up the side of a large cargo ship, maersk alabama, and took the crew and phillips hostage. In the captain phillips movie, tom hanks's character tries to tell the pirates that they had pushed the ship too hard and that it was broken.

Captain Phillips Movie Review (2013) Roger Ebert

The true tale of richard phillips, the captain of a cargo ship taken hostage by somali pirates in 2009, is so thrilling that screenwriters hardly needed to add any extra drama. In the captain phillips movie, tom hanks's character tries to tell the pirates that they had pushed the ship too hard and that it was broken. The unvarnished story begins on april 8, 2009. Is captain phillips true to life?