Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)

03/04/2016 (US) • 1h 52m

Comedy, Drama, War

From the headlines to the front lines.

Overview

In 2002, cable news producer Kim Barker decides to shake up her routine by taking a daring new assignment in Kabul, Afghanistan. Dislodged from her comfortable American lifestyle, Barker finds herself in the middle of an out-of-control war zone. Luckily, she meets Tanya Vanderpoel, a fellow journalist who takes the shell-shocked reporter under her wing. Amid the militants, warlords and nighttime partying, Barker discovers the key to becoming a successful correspondent.

Top Billed Cast

Tina Fey

Kim Barker

Margot Robbie

Tanya Vanderpoel

Billy Bob Thornton

General Hollanek

Martin Freeman

Iain MacKelpie

Alfred Molina

Ali Massoud Sadiq

Christopher Abbott

Fahim Ahmadzai

Nicholas Braun

Tall Brian

Cherry Jones

Geri Taub


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$35,000,000.00

Revenue

$48,000,000.00

Keywords

rescue

journalist

based on novel or book

kidnapping

journalism

afghanistan

based on true story

taliban

terrorism

soldier

cynical

foreign correspondent

embedded journalism

war journalism

playful

bold

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