Cold Case Hammarskjöld

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Original title: Cold Case Hammarskjöld
Year: 2019
Running time: 120 min.
Country: Denmark
Director: Mads Brügger
Screenwriter: Mads Brügger
Music: John Erik Kaada
Cinematography: Tore Vollan
Cast: Documentary, Göran Björkdahl, Mads Brügger
Producer: Co-production Denmark-Norway-Sweden-Belgium; Wingman Media / Piraya Film / Laika Film, Television / Associate Productions / Det Danske Filminstitut / Doc Society / Eurimages / Film I Väst / Filmkraft Rogaland / Fritt Ord / Nordisk Film / Norsk Filminstitutt / SFI Filmkonsulent. Distributed by DR Sales
Genre: Documentary
Synopsis / 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.

Awards: 2019: Sundance Film Festival: World Cinema Directing Award (Documentary)

Critics' reviews

"[It] sucks you in like a vortex (...) A singular experience that counts as one of the most honestly disturbing and provocative nonfiction films in years."

Owen Gleiberman: Variety
"[It] is either a stunning piece of investigative reporting that builds to a revelatory climax or a wily trickster's dark critique of the audience's desperate need for answers"

Daniel Fienberg: The Hollywood Reporter
"The big 'twist' (or slow, escalating series of twists) has genuine real-world implications that stretch beyond the story at hand (...) 'Cold Case Hammarskjöld' makes it easy to digest a truly disturbing story"

David Ehrlich: IndieWire
"[The] precise depiction of the grueling investigative process, along with the staggering revelations found therein, makes 'Cold Case' essential viewing."

Jordan Raup: The Film Stage
"A category-defying investigative documentary that’s also a playfully self-reflexive essay on political truth and the difficulty of establishing it (...) There’s plenty of strong meat offered"

Jonathan Romney: Screendaily

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