BACKSTABBING FOR BEGINNERS

Director
Per Fly
Country
Denmark, Canada, Sweden
Year
2016
Genre
Thriller
Scriptwriters
Per Fly, Daniel Pyne
Cast
Theo James, Ben Kingsley, Belcim Bilgin, Jacqueline Bisset
Production
Production company: Fortitude International, Co-production: Scythia Films, Eyeworks Sweden
https://www.fortitudeint.com/portfolio?lightbox=dataItem-ijq8102f
http://www.dfi.dk/faktaomfilm/film/en/96141.aspx?id=96141

Storyline

When young and idealistic Michael lands his dream job at the United Nations, he quickly finds himself at the centre of the Oil for Food programme. He learns the ropes from Pasha, a seasoned diplomat with a considerable ego. After a UN official is killed in Iraq, Pasha needs a fresh face to present a report on the success of Oil for Food to the UN Security Council. Michael is the perfect candidate. When Michael discovers that the programme is deeply corrupt, he also realises that he has been instrumental in supporting the bribes paid to Saddam Hussein. The only way out is to expose it all, risking his own life, his mentor’s career and the life of the woman he loves.