Best of 2019: Cold Case Hammarskjöld

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Showings

Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Fri, Dec 13, 2019 4:00 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Sat, Dec 14, 2019 4:15 PM
Film Info
Runtime:128 min
Copyright:2019
Country Listing:Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Belgium
Rating:PG
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Mads Brügger

Description

On September 18, 1961, a plane carrying United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld crashed near Ndola, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) while he was en route to negotiate peace talks during the Congo Crisis. There were no survivors, and it was immediately suspected that Hammarskjöld was assassinated. Now, fifty years of unanswered questions and conspiracy theories lead offbeat journalist and documentarian Mads Brügger to reopen the case. With help from a Swedish private investigator, Brügger traverses the continent, scouring documents and interviewing witnesses, hoping to finally unearth the truth. But the answers they eventually find are far more sinister than anyone could have imagined.

In English. French, Swedish, Bemba and Danish with English subtitles

Promotional Partner: Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy


Additional Information

“It's impossible to emerge from this film without being shaken to your core.” – Washington Post

“Like a first-rate thriller.” – RogerEbert.com