---
title: 'Backstabbing for Beginners (2018)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Per Fly'
released: '2018-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Denmark'
  - 'United States'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/backstabbing-for-beginners-2018'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5153288/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Backstabbing for Beginners (2018)

2018 · R · 90 min · Thriller · Denmark, United States, Canada

Original title: Backstabbing for beginners

## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Editor:** [Morten Giese](https://cinepixo.com/people/morten-giese), [Susan Shipton](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-shipton), [Janus Billeskov Jansen](https://cinepixo.com/people/janus-billeskov-jansen)
- **Director of Photography:** [Brendan Steacy](https://cinepixo.com/people/brendan-steacy)
- **Director:** [Per Fly](https://cinepixo.com/people/per-fly)
- **Screenplay:** [Per Fly](https://cinepixo.com/people/per-fly), [Daniel Pyne](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-pyne)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Todor Kobakov](https://cinepixo.com/people/todor-kobakov)

## Cast

- [Hattie Kragten](https://cinepixo.com/people/hattie-kragten)
- [Aidan Devine](https://cinepixo.com/people/aidan-devine)
- [Saddam Hussein](https://cinepixo.com/people/saddam-hussein)
- [Brian Markinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-markinson)
- [Theo James](https://cinepixo.com/people/theo-james)
- [Belçim Bilgin](https://cinepixo.com/people/belcim-bilgin)
- [Peshang Rad](https://cinepixo.com/people/peshang-rad)
- [Kofi Annan](https://cinepixo.com/people/kofi-annan)
- [Rossif Sutherland](https://cinepixo.com/people/rossif-sutherland)
- [Shauna MacDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/shauna-macdonald)
- [Jacqueline Bisset](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacqueline-bisset)
- [Jamillah Ross](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamillah-ross)
- [Ben Kingsley](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-kingsley)
- [Daniela Lavender](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniela-lavender)
- [Kardo Razzazi](https://cinepixo.com/people/kardo-razzazi)

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