COLD CASE HAMMARSKJÖLD
by Mads Brügger
synopsis
It’s midnight. Rhodesia’s jungle is dressed in a steaming, reeking black. A propeller is heard in the distance, bearing down upon us. Many years later, stories are still told about Belgian mercenaries creeping around in the dark that night. In the plane is UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld and his entourage of fifteen persons, and in a few seconds, they will not exist anymore. From this moment, you can draw a direct line to the Congolese civil war, Mobutu’s regime, the ongoing and accelerating exploitation of Africa and the total post-colonial nightmare as we know it today – all this due to the single incident taking place right now.
international title: | Cold Case Hammarskjöld |
original title: | Cold Case Hammarskjöld |
country: | Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Belgium |
sales agent: | DR TV International Sales |
year: | 2019 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Mads Brügger |
film run: | 150' |
release date: | DK 7/03/2019, BE 3/04/2019, NL 4/04/2019 |
screenplay: | Mads Brügger |
cinematography by: | Tore Vollan, Lars Skree, Jonas Berlin |
film editing: | Nicolás Nørgaard Staffolani |
music: | John Erik Kaada |
producer: | Peter Engel, Bjarte Mørner Tveit, Andreas Rocksén |
co-producer: | Brams Crols |
executive producer: | Peter Engel, Bjarte Mørner Tveit, Torstein Grude |
associate producer: | Nadja Nørgaard Kristensen, Monique Marnette, Oddleiv Vik |
line producer: | Charlotte Vinther |
production: | Wingman Media ApS, Piraya Films Norway, Laika Films, Associate Directors |
backing: | Norwegian Film Institute (NO), Danish Film Institute (DK), Eurimages |
distributor: | Camera Film, Dalton Distribution, Cinema Delicatessen |