Backstabbing For Beginners — Trailer

added: Tue, Mar 20th '18

"Divergent" star Theo James stumbles into a web of corruption in the trailer for the fact-based political thriller "Backstabbing For Beginners."

The film, which also features Oscar-winner Ben Kingsley and Jacqueline Bisset, follows an idealistic U.N. humanitarian (James) as he is assigned to work in Iraq, only to be caught up in a vast political conspiracy involving his boss and mentor (Kingsley).

Inspired by a true story and directed by acclaimed Danish filmmaker Per Fly (The Inheritance, The Bench), "Backstabbing For Beginners" will be released in select theaters and VOD on April 27th. And it's also currently available on demand exclusively on DirecTV.

synopsis:
Based on a true story, an idealistic young employee working at the UN investigates the grisly murder of his predecessor and uncovers a vast global conspiracy, that may even involve his own boss, in this gripping and timely thriller.

directed by Per Fly

starring Theo James, Ben Kingsley, Jacqueline Bisset, Belcim Bilgin, Rossif Sutherland

release date April 27, 2018 (in select theaters and on VOD)