Cold Case Hammarskjöld

"Some things have been hidden too long"

Aug 16 2019 Not Rated 2h 8m
Animation, Documentary, History

Ndola, Northern Rhodesia (currently Zambia), September 18, 1961. Swedish economist and diplomat Dag Hammarskjöld, Secretary General of the UN, dies mysteriously in a plane crash. Decades later, Danish journalist and filmmaker Mads Brügger and Swedish researcher Göran Björkdahl investigate the case in search of definitive closure.

Plot

Danish director Mads Brügger and Swedish private investigator Göran Björkdahl are trying to solve the mysterious death of Dag Hammarskjöld. As their investigation closes in, they discover a crime far worse than killing the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Written by

Mads Brügger

Directed by

Mads Brügger

Production Countries

Sweden, United Kingdom, Norway, Iceland, Finland, Belgium, Denmark

Production Companies

RÚV, SH Channel 8, VPRO TV, NRK, SVT, The Bertha Foundation, YLE, GEO Television, DR, BBC Storyville, Against Gravity, Associate Directors, Laika Film & Television, Piraya Film A/S, Wingman Media, RTBF, VRT

Languages

English, Dansk, Français, svenska

Awards

9 wins & 21 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
2,968
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
76
Popularity
NA