Backstabbing for Beginners
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| File:Backstabbing for Beginners poster (Danish).jpg Danish poster for Backstabbing for Beginners | |
| Directed by | Per Fly |
| Starring | Ben Kingsley Theo James Jacqueline Bisset |
| Cinematography | Brendan Stacey[1] |
| Edited by | Morten Giese[1] |
| Music by | Todor Kobakov |
| Distributed by | A24 |
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Running time | 90 minutes [1] |
| Countries | Canada Denmark United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8 million US[2] |
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Backstabbing for Beginners is a political thriller film directed and co-written by Per Fly, and based on the memoirs of Michael Soussan, with the same name. It follows the real life corruption scandal in the UN Oil-for-Food Programme, and stars Theo James and Ben Kingsley.
Plot
The film follows Michael (James) a young UN worker working at the Oil-for-Food Programme, as he uncovers a major corruption scandal, possibly involving his own boss (Kingsley).[4]
Cast
- Theo James as Michael, Pasha’s boss
- Ben Kingsley as Pasha, a seasoned diplomat and Michael's boss
- Jacqueline Bisset[5][6]
- David Dencik as Rasnetsov[3]
- Belçim Bilgin as Nashim[3]
- Rachel Wilson as Lily[7]
- Rossif Sutherland as Trevor
Production
Josh Hutcherson was originally set to star in the movie but dropped out and was replaced by Theo James.[8] Filming started in March 2016 in Marrakech, Morocco.[5][6][9] Part of the filming took place in Copenhagen in April 2016.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Danish Film Institute. "Backstabbing for Beginners". dfi.dk (in Danish). Danish Film Institute. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ a b Carstensen, Ivar. "Hollywood Stars Coming to Denmark to Film New Movie". DR.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d Copenhagen Film Fund. "Backstabbing for Beginners". cphfilmfund.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan. "Ben Kingsley, Josh Hutcherson to Star in 'Backstabbing For Beginners'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ a b Major, Miranda. "'Backstabbing for Beginners' Casting News". fyeahtheojames.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ a b McNary, Dave. "Jacqueline Bisset Joins Thriller 'Backstabbing for Beginners'". yahoo.com. Variety. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ IMDB. "Backstabbing for Beginners". IMDB. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ Evry, Max. "Theo James Replaces Josh Hutcherson in Backstabbing for Beginners". comingsoon.net. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ Davies, Ashleigh. "Casting: Dirty Dancing, Schoenaerts, Backstabbing for Beginners, American Gods". moviehole.net/. Moviehole. Retrieved 14 March 2016.