Backstabbing for Beginners

Backstabbing for Beginners
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPer Fly
Written by
Based onBackstabbing for Beginners: My Crash Course in International Diplomacy
by Michael Soussan
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBrendan Steacy
Edited byMorten Giese
Music byTodor Kobakov
Production
companies
  • Creative Alliance
  • Eyeworks Scandi Fiction
  • Hoylake Capital
  • Parts and Labor
  • Scythia Films
  • Waterstone Entertainment
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 18 January 2018 (2018-01-18) (Denmark)
  • 27 April 2018 (2018-04-27) (United States)
Running time
104 minutes
Countries
  • Canada
  • Denmark
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
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.

  1. ^ "Backstabbing for Beginners (2018)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Backstabbing for Beginners: A Crash Course in International Diplomacy by Michael Soussan". The Bologna Institute for Policy Research. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.