Backstabbing for Beginners

A diplomat uncovers corruption within the UNs Oil-for-Food Programme in Iraq and risks his life to expose a major scandal involving billions of dollars meant for food aid being diverted to various entities, while also finding love and facing ongoing corruption. Backstabbing for Beginners is a 2018 English-language Drama History film featuring Theo James, Ben Kingsley, Bel Im Bilgin, Jacqueline Bisset, Belçim Bilgin, Rossif Sutherland and Ola Sturik. The movie is based on Backstabbing for Beginners: My Crash Course in International Diplomacy by Michael Soussan. Backstabbing for Beginners was Produced by Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen, Nikolaj Vibe Michelsen and Malene Blenkov. Backstabbing for Beginners is written by Daniel Pyne and Per Fly and it is directed by Per Fly. A24 acquired the distribution rights for the film. Backstabbing for Beginners was released on 18th January 2018 and takes a screen time of 104 minutes. Backstabbing for Beginners was made on a budget of $8 million and at the box office it grossed only $0 million. Cinematography was done by Brendan Steacy and editing by Morten Giese. The music was composed by Todor Kobakov.