Backstabbing for Beginners (2018)

A young program coordinator at the United Nations stumbles upon a conspiracy involving Iraq's oil reserves.

Director:

Per Fly

Writers:

Per Fly (screenplay by), Daniel Pyne (screenplay by)

Stars:

Theo James, Jacqueline Bisset, Ben Kingsley

Cast

Credited cast:
Theo James	...	Michael
Jacqueline Bisset	...	Christina Dupre
Ben Kingsley	...	Pasha
Belçim Bilgin	...	Nashim
Rossif Sutherland	...	Trevor
Rachel Wilson	...	Lily
Brian Markinson	...	Rasnetsov
Shauna MacDonald	...	Reporter
Daniela Lavender	...	Ruth
Aidan Devine	...	Justin Cutter
Elena Khan	...	Prisoner
Mishu Vellani	...	Award Presenter
Hattie Kragten	...	Kate
Abbas Abdulghani	...	Kurdish Imam
Peshang Rad	...	Hassan

Storyline

A young program coordinator at the United Nations stumbles upon a conspiracy involving Iraq's oil reserves.

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Taglines:

If You Dig Too Deep, You May Not Like What Comes Up

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Genres:

Drama | History | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language throughout, and some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Denmark Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 April 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dobbeltspil

Company Credits

Production Co:

Creative Alliance, Eyeworks Scandi Fiction, Hoylake Capital

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Josh Hutcherson was set to play the lead role in this movie, but when co-Writer and Director Per Fly informed him they would be shooting in Morocco and Jordan, Hutcherson dropped out because of safety reasons.

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Quotes

Pasha: The first rule of diplomacy is that the truth is not a matter of fact, it's a matter of consensus.

User Reviews

Baneful history to remember always

It may be inevitable that a true story involving serious issues will be hard pressed to be as good a "yarn" as one made just for the action and excitement. This highly worthwhile and fully attention-holding film has suffered from unfair comparison with pure entertainment films. It is well for us to be reminded from time to time, what misery and devastation venal US foreign policy has wreaked in various regions. The present asymmetrical cyber-warfare on our political institutions is largely blow-back. I hate to think that the Trump presidency may at least have prevented a repeat of this film's appalling scenario perpetrated upon Iran. By the way, be sure to notice Belçim Bilgin as the femme fatale--a Turkish actress paradoxically cast as a Kurd. Oh well.