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2 unusual facts about A Captain's Duty


A Captain's Duty

In March 2011, it was announced that Barkhad Abdi would star as the lead Somali pirate, Tom Hanks would star as Phillips and Faysal Ahmed as Najee in a Columbia film based on the hijacking and Phillips' book, scripted by Billy Ray, and produced by the team behind The Social Network.

Published by Hyperion on April 6, 2010 (and on audio by Tantor), it tells the story of Phillips' capture and hostage-taking by Somali pirates in April 2009.



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