However, shortly after Iain's rescue, Kim becomes disillusioned with her tentative relationship and station. The mission – accompanied by Kim's cameraman – is a success, militarily and journalistically. She returns "home" to Afghanistan, where she blackmails her "special friend," Ali, for information about Iain's whereabouts, and impresses upon Hollanek the political value to him of rescuing Iain. Meanwhile, Iain is kidnapped for ransom while traveling cross-country to cover a developing story he had offered to bring Kim in on. After three years in Afghanistan, Kim flies to New York to argue for more support from her network's new boss, only to discover that Tanya is slated to take over from her. Fahim – who treated opium addicts before the war – cautions her, pointing out that danger can be like a drug.ĭespite their mutual friendliness, Kim competes with other journalists for stories and resources from their employers back home. She also walks a tightrope, taking advantage of the thinly-veiled sexual interest of Afghan Attorney General Ali Massoud Sadiq ( Alfred Molina) to use him as a source. Kim gains access to women in a village who explain that they have been sabotaging the US-built well because they welcome the daily walk to the river away from the men. Although her status as a woman presents challenges in an Afghan Islamic society that places restrictive roles on women, she also uses it to her advantage. Against her better judgment, she begins a sexual relationship with Iain, which develops into a more personal one over time. She catches Chris unprepared with a middle-of-the-night video call and finds him with another woman, ending their relationship. American Marine commander General (previously Colonel) Hollanek ( Billy Bob Thornton) sees her as an inexperienced nuisance.ĭespite the danger, Kim stays in Afghanistan for months, then years, beyond her original assignment. She elicits frank remarks on camera from soldiers questioning the value of their assignment there and puts herself in harm's way to capture combat incidents on video. After a period of adjustment, aided by her Afghan " fixer" Fahim Ahmadzai ( Christopher Abbott), she begins taking well to the assignment. Assigned to low-budget living quarters with other international journalists, she develops a friendship with noted BBC correspondent Tanya Vanderpoel ( Margot Robbie) and lecherous Scottish freelance photographer Iain MacKelpie ( Martin Freeman). She decides to take a short assignment as a war correspondent in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom, to the disappointment of her boyfriend Chris ( Josh Charles), who spends a lot of time traveling. In 2003 New York City, Kim Baker ( Tina Fey) is a television journalist who is dissatisfied with the state of her career covering low-profile stories. The movie grossed $24.9 million against its $35 million budget. It received mixed reviews from critics who praised the acting, but criticized the predictable screenplay and execution. It was released on March 4, 2016, by Paramount Pictures. The film stars Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Alfred Molina, and Billy Bob Thornton. It is based on the memoir The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Kim Barker. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice.Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is a 2016 American biographical war comedy-drama film, directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa and written by Robert Carlock. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice.
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