United States / Jan 26, 2019 / Sundance Film Festival
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2h 9min
Overall average
5.0/10
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Abraham Kunda | Self |
| Jacob Phiri | Self |
| John Ngongo | Self |
| Salomon Mwanza | Self |
| Safeli Mulenga | Self |
| Teresa Kankasa | Self |
| Neddy Banda | Self |
| Walter Mutukwa | Self |
| Charles Southall | Self - Former NSA Agent |
| Norman Kenward | Self - Photographer |
| Jan Beuckels | Self - R. Beuckels' Nephew |
| Fons Feayerts | Self |
| Lydia Sterkendries | Self - R. Beuckels' Friend |
| Richard Goldstone | Self - Former Judge |
| Stephen Sedley | Self - Lawyer |
| Hans Corell | Self - Diplomat |
| De Wet Potgieter | Self - Journalist |
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| Diane Maxwell | Self - K. Maxwell's Widow (voice) |
| Ibrahim Karolia | Self |
| Claude Newbury | Self - Medical Doctor |
| René Goor | Self - Former SAIMR Member |
| Tienie Groenewald | Self - Former SADF Chief |
| Henrik Larsen | Self |
| Kerryn Macauley | Self |
| Pierre Coppens | Self - Former Paratrooper |
| Marion van Risseghem | Self - J. van Risseghem's Widow |
| Simon Hunt | Self |
| Clive Jansen van Vuuren | Self - Former SAIMR Member |
| Robert Cedars | Self - Former SAIMR Member (voice) |
| Alexander Jones | Self - Former SAIMR Member |
| Karl Feil | Self - D. Feil's Brother |
| Julian Olgilvie Thompson | Self (voice) |
| U Thant | Self - Diplomat (archive footage) |
| Dag Hammarskjöld | Self - Diplomat (archive footage) |
| John F. Kennedy | Self - Politician (archive footage) |
| Nikita Khrushchev | Self - Politician (archive footage) |
| Moïse Kapenda Tshombe | Self - Politician (archive footage) |
| Desmond Tutu | Self - Anglican Bishop (archive footage) |
| Dumisa Ntsebeza | Self - Political Activist (archive footage) |
| Dagmar Feil | Self - SAIMR Member (archive footage) |
Genres
DocumentaryHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Cold Case Hammarskjöld |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Dansk, Français, svenska |
| Production countries | Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, United States of America, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Finland, Iceland, Israel |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Piraya Film, Laika Film & Television, Associate Directors, BBC Storyville, DR, GEO Television, SVT, The Bertha Foundation, Wingman Media, RTBF, Film i Väst, VRT, VPRO, Against Gravity, NRK, YLE, RÚV, Channel 8 Hot, Doc Society |
| Official site | drsales.dk |
| Release date | 7 febbraio 2019 |
| Executive producer | Torstein Grude, Bjarte Mørner Tveit, Peter Engel |
| Production | Peter Engel, Andreas Rocksén, Bram Crols, Bjarte Mørner Tveit, Charlotte Vinther, Monique Marnette, Nadja Nørgaard Kristensen |
| Writer | Mads Brügger |
| Editing | Nicolás Nørgaard Staffolani, Tom Christer Lilletvedt, Göran Gester, Erika Gonzales, Kyrre Hervik Larsen, Fredrik Klæth Eriksen, Christian Thorsen, Joakim Hauge Vocke |
| Cinematography | Tore Vollan, Joakim Hauge Vocke, Gustav Ågerstrand, Jonas Berlin, Göran Björkdahl, Magnus Dennison, Fredrik Klæth Eriksen, Nevine Gerits, Odd Reinhardt Nicolaysen, Lars Skree |
| Assistant directors | Mads Brügger |
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| Camera operators | Tore Vollan, Joakim Hauge Vocke, Gustav Ågerstrand, Jonas Berlin, Göran Björkdahl, Magnus Dennison, Fredrik Klæth Eriksen, Nevine Gerits, Odd Reinhardt Nicolaysen, Lars Skree |
| Additional photography | Gustav Ågerstrand, Jonas Berlin, Göran Björkdahl, Magnus Dennison, Fredrik Klæth Eriksen, Nevine Gerits, Odd Reinhardt Nicolaysen, Lars Skree, Tore Vollan, Joakim Hauge Vocke |
| Production design | Sara Aunbirk, Julie Herdichek Baltzer |
| Art direction | Sara Aunbirk, Julie Herdichek Baltzer |
| Set decoration | Sara Aunbirk, Julie Herdichek Baltzer |
| Visual effects | Claudia Bille Stræde, Marie Eriksen, Lasse Rützou Bruntse |
| Music | John Erik Kaada, Viðar Hákon Gislason, Joakim Hauge Vocke, Senjan Jansen, Bert Aerts, Rune Sand, Lars Hammer |
| Sound | Viðar Hákon Gislason, John Erik Kaada, Joakim Hauge Vocke, Senjan Jansen, Bert Aerts, Rune Sand, Lars Hammer |
Release dates
Premiere
Sweden / Feb 01, 2019 / Göteborg Film Festival
Norway / Mar 01, 2019 / Human International Documentary Festival
Belgium / Mar 27, 2019 / Docville
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Russia / Apr 18, 2019 / Moscow International Film Festival
Spain / May 19, 2019 / DocsBarcelona
South Africa / Jun 06, 2019 / Encounters South African International Documentary Festival
Germany / Jun 27, 2019 / Munich International Film Festival
Italy / Aug 30, 2019 / Giornate degli Autori
United Kingdom / Oct 04, 2019 / London Film Festival
Theatrical release
Denmark / Feb 07, 2019 / 11
Sweden / Mar 15, 2019
Belgium / Apr 03, 2019
Netherlands / Apr 04, 2019 / 12
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United States / Aug 16, 2019
Czechia / Jan 16, 2020
Digital
Ireland / Sep 29, 2019 / 12
Hungary / Nov 12, 2019 / 12
Austria / Nov 18, 2019 / 12
Japan / Jul 18, 2020 / G
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France / Feb 23, 2020 / Canal+
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