Cold Case Hammarskjöld
Some things have been hidden too long
2019 | 129m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Mads Brügger |
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| Writer: | Mads Brügger |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 07, 2019 |
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| Director: | Mads Brügger |
| Writer: | Mads Brügger |
| Genres: | Documentary, History |
| Keywords | secret organization, south africa, apartheid, cinema on cinema, conspiracy theory, murder investigation, struggling artist, white supremacy, neo-colonialism, state crimes, katanga conflict, plane crash, zambia, african history |
| Production Companies | DR, VPRO, RTBF, Film i Väst, SVT, YLE, VRT, Laika Film & Television, RÚV, Piraya Film, BBC Storyville, Associate Directors, NRK, Doc Society, Wingman Media, Against Gravity, GEO Television, The Bertha Foundation, Channel 8 Hot |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Mads Brügger | Writer, Director |
| Senjan Jansen | Sound Mixer, Sound Designer |
| Charlotte Vinther | Line Producer |
| Viðar Hákon Gislason | Sound Recordist |
| Joakim Hauge Vocke | Assistant Camera, Sound Recordist, Post Production Coordinator, Assistant Editor |
| Rune Sand | Sound Recordist |
| Claudia Bille Stræde | Animation Director |
| Bert Aerts | Sound Editor |
| Göran Björkdahl | Researcher, Additional Photography |
| Andreas Rocksén | Researcher |
| Tore Vollan | Director of Photography |
| Nicolás Nørgaard Staffolani | Editor |
| John Erik Kaada | Original Music Composer |
| Tom Christer Lilletvedt | Colorist |
| William Johansson Kalén | Production Assistant |
| Mark Daems | Production Assistant |
| Sara Aunbirk | Art Direction |
| Marie Eriksen | Animation Supervisor |
| Lasse Rützou Bruntse | Animation |
| Julie Herdichek Baltzer | Storyboard Artist |
| Lars Hammer | Sound Editor |
| Fons Feayerts | Researcher |
| De Wet Potgieter | Researcher |
| Jacob Phiri | Researcher |
| Göran Gester | Additional Editor |
| Erika Gonzales | Additional Editor |
| Kyrre Hervik Larsen | Color Assistant, Additional Editor |
| Fredrik Klæth Eriksen | Additional Photography, Assistant Camera, Assistant Editor |
| Christian Thorsen | Assistant Editor |
| Gustav Ågerstrand | Additional Photography |
| Jonas Berlin | Additional Photography |
| Magnus Dennison | Additional Photography |
| Nevine Gerits | Additional Photography |
| Odd Reinhardt Nicolaysen | Additional Photography |
| Lars Skree | Additional Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Peter Engel | Producer |
| Bjarte Mørner Tveit | Producer |
| Andreas Rocksén | Producer |
| Bram Crols | Co-Producer |
| Torstein Grude | Executive Producer |
| Monique Marnette | Associate Producer |
| Nadja Nørgaard Kristensen | Associate Producer |
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