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, Ben Kingsley, Jacqueline Bisset

Cast

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

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

Kinda Disappointing..

A young program coordinator at the United Nations stumbles upon a conspiracy involving Iraq's oil reserves. Backstabbing for Beginners relies on both Ben Kingsley and Theo James to pull off the task unfortunately for them the film is slow, boring and just meh as a whole and despite the 2 leads the characters were a bit under developed and with no real structure from the director or the screenwriters as a whole. Overall a film that tries but fails to do or even say something important. (3/10)