MUMBAI: Sony PIX, India’s leading English Movie channel, invites you to watch the Indian television premiere of the award winning biographic movie, ‘CAPTAIN PHILLIPS’ on Sunday 27th July 1pm and 9pm only on Sony PIX.

Captain Phillips is an examination of the 2009 hijacking of the U.S. container ship Maersk Alabama by a crew of Somali pirates. When the Alabama's commanding officer, Captain Richard Phillips (played by two time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks), and his crew spot pirates approaching, they alert the authorities and try to fend them off. But with no security or guns on board, they're soon overtaken.The head pirate, Muse (played by Barkhad Abdi), takes over the ship and declares himself captain.Phillips and Muse are set on an unstoppable collision course when Muse and his crew target Phillip’s unarmed ship; in the ensuing standoff, 145 miles off the Somali coast, both men will find themselves at the mercy of forces beyond their control. Catch the high seas drama, inspired from real-life events on 27th July at 1pm & 9pm only on Sony PIX.

Tune in to watch the Oscar nominated drama; ‘CAPTAIN PHILLIPS’ on 27th July 1pm and 9pm only on Sony PIX