Cold Case Hammarskjöld

"Some things have been hidden too long"

2019 2h 9m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 49

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Synopsis

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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.

“Some things have been hidden too long”

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Cast

Mads Brügger
Self - Investigator
Clarinah Mfengu
Self - Secretary
Saphir Wenzi Mabanza
Self - Secretary
Göran Björkdahl
Self - Investigator
Hilding Björkdahl
Self - Göran's Father
Margareth Ngulube
Self
Custon Chipoya
Self
Abraham Kunda
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mads Brügger
Writers: Mads Brügger, Julie Herdichek Baltzer
Languages: English, Danish, French, Swedish
Countries: Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, United States of America, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Finland, Iceland, Israel

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Danish, French, Swedish.

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WORLD

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International production across 12 countries: Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, United States of America, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Finland, Iceland, Israel.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mads Brügger, shot by Tore Vollan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Erik Kaada. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Nicolás Nørgaard Staffolani shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Mads Brügger and Clarinah Mfengu and Saphir Wenzi Mabanza carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

RUNTIME

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Marketing tagline: "Some things have been hidden too long".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mads Brügger directs. Tore Vollan behind the camera. John Erik Kaada scores. Nicolás Nørgaard Staffolani cuts. Produced in Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, United States of America, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Finland, Iceland, Israel. Dialogue in English, Danish, French, Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 7 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Danish, French, Swedish.
3International production across 12 countries: Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, United States of America, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Finland, Iceland, Israel.
4Directed by Mads Brügger, shot by Tore Vollan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by John Erik Kaada. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Nicolás Nørgaard Staffolani shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Mads Brügger and Clarinah Mfengu and Saphir Wenzi Mabanza carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Some things have been hidden too long".
9IMDB entry: tt9352780 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 14 themes, including "cinema on cinema", "secret organization", "south africa", "apartheid".
12Released under 13 different titles around the world.