Backstabbing for Beginners (2018)

Directed by

Per Fly

Genre

thriller film, political thriller film

Country

Denmark, United States, Canada

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

R

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 219 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young idealist takes a job with the United Nations and discovers widespread corruption in the Oil-for-Food Programme in Iraq. He must decide whether to expose the truth or protect his career.

tensesuspensefulseriousurgentpolitically chargedintrigue-filledanxious

What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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