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Jim: The James Foley Story

2016 · 1h 51m · TV-MA Documentary
Directed by Brian Oakes

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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.

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91%
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Fresh

The many interviews in particular -- with Foley's family in New Hampshire, with men who were imprisoned with him in Syria, with friends, with fellow journalists also drawn to the war zones -- are remarkable for their intimacy and clarity.

Matthew Gilbert, Boston Globe
Rotten

Leaving an impression of government inaction and glossing over a botched special ops rescue mission that has since been declassified.

Martin Tsai, Los Angeles Times
Fresh

Brian Oakes' family-endorsed study of the slain U.S. photojournalist movingly humanizes the victim of an unspeakable tragedy.

Guy Lodge, Variety

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