http://circlepad.com - The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US flagged MV Maersk Alabama the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.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 Greengrasss 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 Alabamas commanding officer