The document provides a summary of the film Captain Phillips. It examines the 2009 hijacking of the US container ship Maersk Alabama by Somali pirates. The film stars Tom Hanks as Captain Richard Phillips and depicts the intense thriller of the hijacking directed by Paul Greengrass. The summary notes that the film reflects on the primary themes of survival, human nature under extreme duress, and geopolitical tensions around piracy off the coast of Somalia.