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May 15, 2021 · ‘Profile’ is a thriller film that revolves around Amy Whittaker, a journalist who investigates the recruitment tactics of ISIS by creating a fake Facebook profile under the assumed name of Melody Nelson. Her investigation leads her into the dark world of radical and extremist ideas, and she begins to succumb under the pressure of living a double life.
May 13, 2021 · British investigative reporter Amy Whittaker (Valene Kane) is writing about the phenomenon of European women and girls being recruited to join Islamic State. She crafts a fake Facebook profile as ...
May 11, 2021 · Amy Whittaker is a 26-year-old freelance reporter who just finished producing a piece for broadcast television about a young British girl who converted to Islam then moved to Syria after being recruited by ISIS. The story ends tragically as the young woman is stoned to death after trying to flee the militant group.
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May 12, 2021 · For Bekmambetov's first directing effort in this genre, he chose to tell the true story of a journalist, Amy Whittaker (Valene Kane), who goes undercover online as a recent convert to Islam to ...
May 13, 2021 · British investigative reporter Amy Whittaker (Valene Kane) is writing about the phenomenon of European women and girls being recruited to join Islamic State. She crafts a fake Facebook profile as ...
May 14, 2021 · In “Profile,” the images mix real documentary footage with fictional social media and news organization posts. And meaning is elemental—a simplistic rush meant to induce viewer panic. While also being incredibly on-the-nose. One thread, intertwining with Amy’s interactions with a charming ISIS dude named Bilel, involves a young English ...
By Diane Carson. In director Timur Bekmambetov’s “Profile,” based on a true story, London-based television journalist Amy Whittaker becomes enmeshed in a chilling cat-and-mouse game with an ISIS recruiter who goes by the name Abu Bilel. Interacting exclusively through a computer for the entire film, Amy’s often crowded, even chaotic ...
