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  1. English. Budget. $8 million. Box office. $367,000 [1] Backstabbing for Beginners is a 2018 political thriller film directed and co-written by Per Fly, and based on the memoirs of Michael Soussan. [2] It follows the real life corruption scandal in the UN Oil-for-Food Programme, and stars Theo James and Ben Kingsley .

  2. May 4, 2018 · But Backstabbing for Beginnersbased on a real-life aid scandal in Iraq before the 2003 invasion — is an exception. Based on Michael Soussan’s 2010 memoir about his role as a United Nations whistle-blower, the movie gains some gravitas when it abandons its hackneyed thriller trappings and touches on the unintended consequences of ...

  3. Apr 27, 2018 · Backstabbing for Beginners: Directed by Per Fly. With Theo James, Ben Kingsley, Belçim Bilgin, Jacqueline Bisset. A young program coordinator at the United Nations stumbles upon a conspiracy involving Iraq's oil reserves.

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    • Drama, History, Mystery
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    • 2018-04-27
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  5. Mar 23, 2018 · Editors: Susan Shipton, Morten Giese, Janus Billeskov Jansen. Music: Todor Kobakov. With: Theo James, Ben Kingsley, Belçim Bilgin, Jacqueline Bisset, Rossif Sutherland, Rachel Wilson, Brian ...

  6. Jacqueline Bisset and Ben Kingsley. Based on a true story, an idealistic young employee working at the UN investigates the grisly murder of his predecessor and uncovers a vast global conspiracy, that may even involve his own boss, in this gripping and timely thriller. The company behind Everything Everywhere All At Once, Talk to Me, Uncut Gems ...

  7. Apr 24, 2018 · The film, based on the real-life Soussan’s 2008 memoir Backstabbing for Beginners: My Crash Course in International Diplomacy, examines the intricacies of the oil-for-food program through its main character’s eyes. The special assistant to Under Secretary General Benon “Pasha” Sevan (Ben Kingsley), the young upstart becomes the ...

  8. Apr 27, 2018 · Yet despite some problems, Backstabbing for Beginners is a compelling true life story. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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