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Cold Case Hammarskjöld

2019 · Movie · 129 min · ★ 6.8 · 80% critics

DocumentaryHistory

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.

Also known as Murder in the Bush: Cold Case Hammarskjöld

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Details
Years
2019
Release date
2019-02-07
Language
English
Runtime
129 min
Max quality
HD
Critic score
80/100
TMDB rating
6.8/10 (47 votes)

Themes

  • cinema on cinema
  • secret organization
  • south africa
  • apartheid
  • conspiracy theory
  • murder investigation
  • struggling artist
  • white supremacy
  • neo-colonialism
  • state crimes
  • katanga conflict
  • plane crash
  • +2 more

Awards & recognition

  • Sundance World Cinema Directing Award: Documentary · 2019
  • Lux Prize · 2019 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Mads Brügger