Jim: The James Foley Story
Synopsis
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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Principal cast & crew: 28
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Edited by Aleks GezentsveyShot by Matthew VandykeScored by Saul Simon MacwilliamsDesigned by Alina Smirnova
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- Jim Foley - Realität des Terrorsde
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28 unique people credited
Top billed cast
James Foley
as Self
Unai Aranzadi
as Self - Photojournalist
Charles Depiero
as Hostage
Tom Durkin
as Self
Mosa Ab Elshamy
as Self - Photojournalist
Zac Baillie
as Self - Photojournalist
Manu Brabo
as Self - Photojournalist
Ben Chase
as Jim - recreations
Merritt Chase
as Hostage
Yuri Danilov
as Hostage
Diane Foley
as Self
John Foley
as Self
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3Directors
1Writers
3Producers
3Other crew
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