Cold Case Hammarskjöld

Cold Case Hammarskjöld

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.
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Direction: Mads Brügger
Script: Mads Brügger
Cinematography: Tore Vollan
Editing: Nicolás Nørgaard Staffolani
Sound: Senjan Jansen
Music: John Erik Kaada
Actors: Mads Brügger, Göran Björkdahl, Dag Hammarskjöld
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: 121΄
Contact: DR Sales, drsales@dr.dk
Awards/Distinctions: Directing Award (World Cinema / Documentary) – Sundance 2019, ARRI/OSRAM Award - Special Mention –Munich FF 2019, Jury Award for Best Documentary – Lighthouse IFF 2019

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