In 1961, while en route to cease-fire negotiations in Congo, Dag Hammarskjöld, the Swedish diplomat who served as the second Secretary-General of the United Nations, died in a plane crash, the circumstances of which were unclear. Half a century later, fresh information has surfaced that could cast light on the crash. Trying to solve the mysterious death of Dag Hammarskjöld, this investigative documentary ends up revealing other larger-scale conspiracies and crimes.
Cold Case Hammarskjöld
Cold Case Hammarskjöld
21st TDF: Greek Premiere
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- Direction: Mads Brügger
- Script: Mads Brügger
- Cinematography: Tore Vollan
- Editing: Nicolás Nørgaard Staffolani
- Sound: Senjan Jansen
- Music: Kaada
- Production: Wingman Media, Piraya Film, Laika Film & Television
- Producers: Peter Engel, Andreas Rocksen, Bjarte M. Tveit
- Co-production: Associate Directors, DR, SVT, Bertha Foundation, Doc Society, Film i Väst, BBC Storyville, RTBF, GEO Television
- Co-producers: Bram Crols
- Executive producer: Peter Engel, Bjarte Mørner Tveit, Torstein Grude
- Format: DCP
- Color: Color
- Production Country: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Belgium
- Production Year: 2019
- Duration: 128´
- Contact: DR Sales, drsales@dr.dk
Mads Brügger
Mads Brügger, born in 1972, is a Danish director and TV host. Brügger employs an unconventional approach to journalism and pushes boundaries to expose corruption and human rights violations, often in countries where the traditional rules of investigative journalism are not always applicable. His latest documentary Cold Case Hammarskjöld revolves around the tragic death of UN General Secretary Hammarskjöld at a plane crash, in 1961.
Filmography
2004 Danes for Bush (TV)
2006 Red Chapel (TV)
2009 Kim Jong-Il's Comedy Club
2011 The Ambassador
2018 The Saint Bernard Syndicate
2019 Cold Case Hammarskjöld
2006 Red Chapel (TV)
2009 Kim Jong-Il's Comedy Club
2011 The Ambassador
2018 The Saint Bernard Syndicate
2019 Cold Case Hammarskjöld
