

In fact, that is what attracted Fey to the story.

Big Damn Heroes: The Marines rescue Iain from his abductors with precisely executed night-time raid.

Author Avatar: Kim, even though this is Based on a True Story.Adaptational Name Change: Kim's last name is changed from Barker to Baker.Actor Allusion: Martin Freeman being present in the War in Afghanistan, much like his Sherlock character Watson had been (although Watson was an Army medic while Iain is a civilian photographer).After a period of adjustment, she begins taking well to the assignment, and despite the danger, Kim stays in Afghanistan for months, then years, beyond her original assignment. She decides to take a short assignment as a war correspondent in Afghanistan, where she develops a friendship with noted English correspondent Tanya Vanderpoel ( Margot Robbie) and begins a relationship with Scottish freelance photographer Iain MacKelpie ( Martin Freeman). In 2003, Kim Baker ( Tina Fey) is a television journalist who is dissatisfied with the state of her career covering low-profile stories. It is based on the memoir The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Kim Barker. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is a 2016 American biographical war comedy-drama film directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa.
