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Whiskey tango foxtrot is the fourteenth episode of the second season of american television series scandal. Tina fey plays kim baker, a fictionalized version of reallife war correspondent kim barker, whose memoir inspired the film. With tina fey, margot robbie, martin freeman, alfred molina. Parents need to know that whiskey tango foxtrot is a dramedy based on journalist kim barkers memoir the taliban shuffle. David shafers first book, whiskey tango foxtrot, is about a. Mar 04, 2016 whiskey tango foxtrot is rated r under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian for language, sexual content, drug use and images of war. So in this case, the movie is more of an interpretation of the memoir, with juicy plot twists. Were featuring millions of their reader ratings on our book pages to. Tina fey goes to kabul in sharp, savvy wartime comedy in february 2014, fey announced that barkers book would be adapted by robert carlock, feys. After careful consideration, kim baker, a news copywriter, decides to leave the relative comfort of a new york desk job and serious boyfriend chris to accept the assignment to work for three months as oncamera reporter in war torn afghanistan, as her news agency is looking for anyone within their ranks to fill. Whiskey tango foxtrot takes a different look at female. Whiskey tango foxtrot 2016 cast and crew in 2002, cable news producer kim barker tina fey decides to shake up her routine by taking a daring new assignment in kabul, afghanistan. Cover songs done by the band whiskey tango foxtrot. Offer ca whiskey tango foxtrot, kung fu panda 3 us.
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It originally aired on cbs in the united states on september 24, 20. Whiskey tango foxtrot is directed by glenn ficarra and john requa. All 44 songs from the whiskey tango foxtrot 2016 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. A movie without a focused story wouldnt have been good as a movie. Whiskey tango foxtrot is a 2016 american biographical war comedydrama film directed by glenn ficarra and john requa, and written by robert carlock, based on the memoir the taliban shuffle.
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