TV-MAJim: The James Foley Story

Popularity

IMDB (1,726 votes)

Meta Score

Rotten Tomatoes

500M
500M
Play Time: 111 mins
Documentary
Jim: The James Foley Story

Overview:
In August, 2014, a video of the public execution of American photojournalist James Foley rippled across the globe. Foley wore an orange jumpsuit as he knelt beside an ISIS militant dressed in black. That image challenged the world to deal with a new face of terror. And it tested one American family. Seen through the lens of filmmaker Brian Oakes, Foley’s close childhood friend, Jim takes us from small-town New England to the adrenaline-fueled front lines of Libya and Syria, where Foley pushed the limits of danger to report on the plight of civilians impacted by war.

Status: Released (2016-01-23)
Awards:Nominated for 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 6 nominations total
Screen:Chris Chuang, Heather MacDonald, Brian Oakes
Productions: Kunhardt Films, HBO Documentary Films
Production Countries: United States of America
Spoken Languages: English
Jim: The James Foley Story
Posters
external ids

fb: | twitter: | imdb: tt5278466 | insta:

Reviews

Reno

Review text:

**On the battlefront with a camera.** I thought it had a chance at the Oscars. But after checking out the nominees again, I realised it's in there, except a place in the list of Original Song. Having watched it, I know it is not a masterpiece as it should have been, but the film's ....

Continue reading ->