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Cold Case Hammarskjöld
Cold Case Hammarskjöld

Cold Case Hammarskjöld

Some things have been hidden too long

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

129 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

07 February 2019

Country

Belgium

Cast

Mads Brügger

Mads Brügger

Self - Investigator

Clarinah Mfengu

Clarinah Mfengu

Self - Secretary

Saphir Wenzi Mabanza

Saphir Wenzi Mabanza

Self - Secretary

Göran Björkdahl

Göran Björkdahl

Self - Investigator

Hilding Björkdahl

Hilding Björkdahl

Self - Göran's Father

Margareth Ngulube

Margareth Ngulube

Self

Custon Chipoya

Custon Chipoya

Self

Abraham Kunda

Abraham Kunda

Self

Jacob Phiri

Jacob Phiri

Self

John Ngongo

John Ngongo

Self

Salomon Mwanza

Salomon Mwanza

Self

Safeli Mulenga

Safeli Mulenga

Self

Teresa Kankasa

Teresa Kankasa

Self

Neddy Banda

Neddy Banda

Self

Walter Mutukwa

Walter Mutukwa

Self

Charles Southall

Charles Southall

Self - Former NSA Agent

Norman Kenward

Norman Kenward

Self - Photographer

Jan Beuckels

Jan Beuckels

Self - R. Beuckels' Nephew

Fons Feayerts

Fons Feayerts

Self

Lydia Sterkendries

Lydia Sterkendries

Self - R. Beuckels' Friend

Richard Goldstone

Richard Goldstone

Self - Former Judge

Stephen Sedley

Stephen Sedley

Self - Lawyer

Hans Corell

Hans Corell

Self - Diplomat

De Wet Potgieter

De Wet Potgieter

Self - Journalist

Diane Maxwell

Diane Maxwell

Self - K. Maxwell's Widow (voice)

Ibrahim Karolia

Ibrahim Karolia

Self

Claude Newbury

Claude Newbury

Self - Medical Doctor

René Goor

René Goor

Self - Former SAIMR Member

Tienie Groenewald

Tienie Groenewald

Self - Former SADF Chief

Henrik Larsen

Henrik Larsen

Self

Kerryn Macauley

Kerryn Macauley

Self

Pierre Coppens

Pierre Coppens

Self - Former Paratrooper

Marion van Risseghem

Marion van Risseghem

Self - J. van Risseghem's Widow

Simon Hunt

Simon Hunt

Self

Clive Jansen van Vuuren

Clive Jansen van Vuuren

Self - Former SAIMR Member

Robert Cedars

Robert Cedars

Self - Former SAIMR Member (voice)

Alexander Jones

Alexander Jones

Self - Former SAIMR Member

Karl Feil

Karl Feil

Self - D. Feil's Brother

Julian Olgilvie Thompson

Julian Olgilvie Thompson

Self (voice)

U Thant

U Thant

Self - Diplomat (archive footage)

Dag Hammarskjöld

Dag Hammarskjöld

Self - Diplomat (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Nikita Khrushchev

Nikita Khrushchev

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Moïse Kapenda Tshombe

Moïse Kapenda Tshombe

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Desmond Tutu

Desmond Tutu

Self - Anglican Bishop (archive footage)

Dumisa Ntsebeza

Dumisa Ntsebeza

Self - Political Activist (archive footage)

Dagmar Feil

Dagmar Feil

Self - SAIMR Member (archive footage)

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