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Released 8 years ago.
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Backstabbing for Beginners
"If you dig too deep, you may not like what comes up"
2018 1h 48m EN
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Synopsis
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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.
“If you dig too deep, you may not like what comes up”
Cast
Theo James
Michael
Jacqueline Bisset
Christina Dupre
Ben Kingsley
Pasha
Rossif Sutherland
Trevor
Brian Markinson
Rasnetsov
Rachel Wilson
Lily
Belçim Bilgin
Nashim
Shauna MacDonald
Reporter
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Per Fly
- Writers
- Per Fly, Daniel Pyne
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- Canada, Denmark, United States of America
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WORLD
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International production across 3 countries: Canada, Denmark, United States of America.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Per Fly, shot by Brendan Steacy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Morten Giese shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Theo James and Jacqueline Bisset and Ben Kingsley carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "If you dig too deep, you may not like what comes up".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt5153288 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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The take
Per Fly directs. Brendan Steacy behind the camera. Morten Giese cuts. Produced in Canada, Denmark, United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 8 years ago.
- 2International production across 3 countries: Canada, Denmark, United States of America.
- 3Directed by Per Fly, shot by Brendan Steacy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor Morten Giese shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Theo James and Jacqueline Bisset and Ben Kingsley carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "If you dig too deep, you may not like what comes up".
- 7IMDB entry: tt5153288 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Brendan Steacy
- Editing
- Morten Giese
- Production design
- Niels Sejer
- Costume design
- Ruth Secord
- Makeup / hair
- Bouchra Sakhi
- VFX supervisor
- Haig Petrus
- Runtime
- 108 min · 1h 48m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Per Fly
Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
Fortitude International
US
- EY
Eyeworks Scandi Fiction
Creative Alliance
DK
Unlimited Stories
SE
Key crew
- Executive ProducerTheo James
- ProducerLars Knudsen
- Executive ProducerGregory P. Shockro
- Executive ProducerMark Gingras
- Production DesignNiels Sejer
- Set DecorationMohamed Rakaa
- Sound Effects EditorNiklas Skarp
- Executive ProducerRobert Ogden Barnum
- Executive ProducerDagur Kári
- ProducerNikolaj Vibe Michelsen
- Executive ProducerAdam Skomorowski
- Executive ProducerEthan Lazar
- Executive ProducerOle Christian Madsen
- Executive ProducerStephen Bowen
- Executive ProducerAndrew Corkin
- Executive ProducerMike Landry
- Executive ProducerLone Scherfig
- Set DecorationMary Kirkland
- Makeup ArtistBouchra Sakhi
- Sound EditorKristoffer Salting
- ProducerMalene Blenkov
- Visual Effects SupervisorHaig Petrus
- Makeup ArtistHayat Ouled Dahhou
- NovelMichael Soussan
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- conspiracy
- united nations
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2018-04-27R
Also known as
International titles
- DobbeltspilFR
- Предательство для начинающихRU
