Library showing free film today

The Fairfield Public Library will present a free movie today.

Doors open at 7 p.m., and the film begins at 7:30 p.m.

The 2013 film is a thrilling action movie that received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor.

The film is the true story of the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in 200 years. The ship, with an unarmed crew of 20 sailors, was hauling tons of cargo in hundreds of containers, including food from the United Nations World Food Program designated for African countries. To the Somalis, the ship looked like a floating jackpot, and what happened next played out in world news.

The film is rated PG-13 and lasts two hours.

See the library?s calendar on its website at www.fairfield.lib.ia.us. for details.

Organic popcorn and bottled water will be available. The donations for popcorn and water help the library renew its movie licenses.