Movie
Backstabbing for Beginners
Overview
An idealistic young employee at the U.N. investigates the grisly murder of his predecessor – and uncovers a vast global conspiracy that may involve his own boss.
Details
- Release date
- 2018-01-18
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Genres
- Thriller, Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Fortitude International, Eyeworks Scandi Fiction, Creative Alliance, Unlimited Stories
- Country
- Canada, Denmark, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Theo James as Michael
- Jacqueline Bisset as Christina Dupre
- Ben Kingsley as Pasha
- Rossif Sutherland as Trevor
- Brian Markinson as Rasnetsov
- Rachel Wilson as Lily
- Belçim Bilgin as Nashim
- Shauna MacDonald as Reporter
- Daniela Lavender as Ruth
- Aidan Devine as Justin Cutter
- Peshang Rad as Hassan
- Mishu Vellani as Award Presenter
Crew
- Per Fly - Director
- Per Fly - Screenplay
- Daniel Pyne - Screenplay
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