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Backstabbing for Beginners is a 2018 political thriller film directed and co-written by Per Fly, and based on the memoirs of Michael Soussan. It follows the real life corruption scandal in the UN Oil-for-Food Programme , and stars Theo James and Ben Kingsley .
- $8 million
- Lars Knudsen, Nikolaj Vibe Michelsen, Jay Van Hoy, Malene Blenkov
May 4, 2018 · Backstabbing for Beginners: Fact-based Drama About Aid Scandal Gone Sideways Does Same. By Liam Lacey. Rating: B. Rarely does a movie improve after its halfway point. But Backstabbing for Beginners— based on a real-life aid scandal in Iraq before the 2003 invasion — is an exception.
Apr 27, 2018 · However, at times it is a little vague about the deals being struck and who's on which side. Yet despite some problems, Backstabbing for Beginners is a compelling true life story.
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- Per Fly
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Mar 23, 2018 · Mar 23, 2018 12:00am PT. Film Review: ‘Backstabbing for Beginners’. Moral compasses are set spinning in this elegant, thrillerish account of corruption in the 2002-’03 UN Oil-for-Food...
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
- Per Fly
- 2018-04-27
Directed by. Per Fly. Year. 2018. Starring. Theo James. Belçim Bilgin. 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.
Sep 1, 2008 · Michael Soussan. 4.02. 466 ratings59 reviews. The year is 1997, Michael Soussan, a fresh-faced young graduate takes up a new job at the U.N.’s Oil-for-Food Program, the largest humanitarian operation in the organization’s history.
