Presents
COLD CASE
HAMMARSKJÖ LD
A film by Mads Brügger (128 mins, Denmark-Norway-Sweden-Belgium, 2019) Dialogue: English, French, Bemba, Swedish, Danish with English Subtitles
Official Selection: 2019 Sundance Film Festival – World Cinema Documentary Competition 2019 Göteborg Film Festival – Nordic Documentary Competition
Distribution Publicity
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DIRECTOR’S NOTES “A journalist should not wish for his journalism to be flawed, but due to the horror of what I discovered, while working on this film, I have secretly been hoping that it all would turn out to be a misunderstanding. Unfortunately, that is not the case.” Mads Brügger
COLD CASE HAMMARSKJÖLD Press Kit SYNOPSIS
In 1961, United Nations secretary-general Dag Hammarskjöld’s plane mysteriously crashed, killing Hammarskjöld and most of the crew. With the case still unsolved 50-plus years later, Danish journalist, filmmaker, and provocateur Mads Brügger (The Red Chapel, The Ambassador) leads us down an investigative rabbit hole to unearth the truth. Scores of false starts, dead ends, and elusive interviews later, Brügger and his sidekick, Swedish Göran Björkdahl, begin to sniff out something more monumental than anything they’d initially imagined.
In his signature agitprop style, Brügger becomes both filmmaker and subject, challenging the very nature of truth by “performing” the role of truth seeker. As Brügger uncovers a critical secret that could send shockwaves around the world, we realize that sometimes absurdity and irony are the emboldening ingredients needed to confront what’s truly sinister.
SHORT SYNOPSIS
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.
COLD CASE HAMMARSKJÖLD Press Kit Mads Brügger - Director
Mads Brügger is a Danish journalist, television host, author and filmmaker. He has written several books, worked for magazines and newspapers, produced award-winning radio programs, and hosted the critically acclaimed late-night television show The 11th Hour, as well as the daily news program Deadline. Brügger also created the satirical docuseries Danes for Bush and the feature documentaries The Red Chapel (World Cinema Documentary Jury Prize, 2010 Sundance Film Festival) and The Ambassador (2012 Sundance Film Festival).
COLD CASE HAMMARSKJÖLD Press Kit Wingman Media Piraya Film Laika Film & Television PRESENT
IN CO-PRODUCTION WITH Associate Directors DR SVT Bertha Foundation | Doc Society Film i Väst BBC Storyville RTBF GEO Television
PRODUCED WITH THE SUPPORT OF Danish Film Institute Nordisk Film & TV Fond Eurimages Norsk filminstitutt Svenska Filminstitutet Fritt Ord Filmkraft Rogaland Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF) Flanders Film Funding Belgian Tax Shelter Hinterland
PRODUCED BY Peter Engel Bjarte Mørner Tveit Andreas Rocksén CO-PRODUCED BY Bram Crols
A FILM BY Mads Brügger
COLD CASE HAMMARSKJÖLD
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY Mads Brügger
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Tore Vollan
EDITOR Nicolás Nørgaard Staffolani
MUSIC COMPOSED, ARRANGED, PERFORMED & RECORDED BY Kaada
SOUND DESIGN AND MIX Senjan Jansen
COLORIST Tom Chr. Lilletvedt
PRODUCED IN COPRODUCTION WITH
Associate Directors Bram Crols
DR Mette Hoffmann Meyer Anders Bruus
SVT Axel Arnö
Bertha Foundation | Doc Society Jess Search, Doc Society Executive Producer Sandra Whipham, Doc Society Executive Producer Beadie Finzi, Doc Society Executive Producer Prash Naik, Doc Society Legal Counsel
Film i Väst Simon Perry Anthony Muir
BBC Storyville Mandy Chang Kate Townsend Hayley Reynolds
RTBF Télévision belge – Unité Documentaire Isabelle Christiaens, Responsable Coproductions Documentaires Annick Lernoud, Productrice associée Philippe Antoine, Chargé de production Karine Vyvermans, Assistante de production Francis De Catelle, Assistant de production Wilbur Leguebe
GEO Television Arno Becker Dr. Klaus Holtmann
COLD CASE HAMMARSKJÖLD Credits Press Kit FEATURING in order of appearance
Mads Brügger Clarinah Mfengu Saphir Wenzi Mabanza Göran Björkdahl Hilding Björkdahl Margareth Ngulube Custon Chipoya Abraham Kunda Jacob Phiri John Ngongo Salomon Mwanza Safeli Mulenga Teresa Kankasa Neddy Banda Walter Mutukwa Charles Southall Norman Kenward Jan Beuckels Fons Feayerts Lydia Sterkendries Richard Goldstone Hans Corell De Wet Potgieter Diane Maxwell Ibrahim Karolia Claude Newbury René Goor Tienie Groenewald Henrik Larsen Kerryn Macauley Pierre Coppens Marion Van Risseghem Simon Hunt Clive Jansen Van Vuuren Robert Cedars Alexander Jones Karl Feil Julian Ogilvie Thompson
PRODUCTION
Executive Producers Peter Engel Bjarte Mørner Tveit Torstein Grude
Assistant Producers William Johansson Mark Daems
Line Producer Charlotte Vinther
Associate Producers Nadja Nørgaard Kristensen Monique Marnette, ADV Productions Oddleiv Vik
Location Producers Andy Jones Nina Landau
Location Services Michel Van Roten, Go Congo Travel Operations Manager Evelyne Makitu Guide Patrick Mukeza Production Assistant Nina Payrhuber
Additional Cinematography Lars Skree Jonas Berlin Gustaf Ågerstrand Göran Björkdahl Odd Reinhardt Nicolaysen Magnus Dennison Fredrik Klæth Eriksen Nevine Gerits
1st AC Fredrik Klæth Eriksen Joakim Hauge Vocke
Sound Recordists Viðar Hákon Gíslason Joakim Hauge Vocke Rune Bjerre Sand
DIT Joakim Hauge Vocke Fredrik Klæth Eriksen
Camera rental Hinterland
Head of Research Andreas Rocksén
Research Göran Björkdahl Fons Feayerts
COLD CASE HAMMARSKJÖLD Credits Press Kit De Wet Potgieter Jacob Phiri Stone Steenberg Michel van Rooten Johanna Johnsson Emile Rabaté Rikard Ullberg Linn Lybäck Linda Axelsson Fredrik Palmkvist Andy Jones Melina Scheuermann Niels Borchert Holm Jesper Kings Hanna Dunder Matilda Arborelius Bo Johan Sörensen Amanda Björkdahl Maurits Otterloo Björn Trägårdh Louise Lundmark Cătălin Prisacariu Hanna Frick Karen Glahn Sarah Ryan
Translation Angela Entsieh Paul Dayez
Transcripts Agnes Rocksén Elise Rocksén Björn Trägårdh Nora Bohlin Linn Lybäck Louise Lundmark Hanna Frick Melina Scheuermann Bo Johan Sörensen Maja Wizell Amanda Björkdahl Sebastian Paez Salman Shaffi
POST PRODUCTION
Post production coordinator Joakim Hauge Vocke
Additional Editors Göran Gester Erika Gonzales Kyrre Hervik Larsen Assistant Editing Christian Thorsen Fredrik Klæth Eriksen Joakim Hauge Vocke
Promo Editor Margrete Vinnem
Offline Facilities Chimney Gothenburg Hinterland, Oslo/Stavanger
Assistant colorist Kyrre Hervik Larsen
DI manager Joakim Hauge Vocke
Digital Intermediate Hinterland
Online Kyrre Hervik Larsen
Finishing Artist & GFX Joakim Hauge Vocke Finishing Artists Kyrre Hervik Larsen Karl Andre Bru Fredrik Klæth Eriksen GFX Tom Chr. Lilletvedt
Sound Post Production Lars Rasmussen Sound Editor Bert Aerts
Music Recording Studio Wrongroom, Oslo Music Editor Elliot Houwing-Endresen Additional music arrangements Kristian Tybakken Sequencer programming Magnus Fyen
Animation Director Claudia Bille Stræde Art Director & Lead Compositor Sara Aunbirk Lead Animator Marie Eriksen Animator & Compositor Lasse Bruntse Storyboard Artist Julie Baltzer
Legal Advisors Mikkel Maltha Prash Naik
Security Advisor Mikkel Chr. Runberg, Zero-Alpha Executive Services
COLD CASE HAMMARSKJÖLD Credits Press Kit Accounting Charlotte Vinther Helle Thilo Natalia Kassirova, Sum Regnskap Rosa Körberg
Auditing RIR Revision Tore Kristian Tjemsland, statsautorisert revisor Krister Holmgren, Finnhammars
Insurance Tryg Forsikring Codan Forsikring/Lyberg & Partnere
Poster design Tobias Røder
ARCHIVE SOURCES
Archives Nationales, Paris Bodleian Library, Oxford British National Archives, Kew Cinematek - Royal film Archive of Belgium Norman Kenward Rhodesian Army Archives Riksarkivet, Norway Riksarkivet, Sweden SABC SAHA SVT The United Nations AudioVisual Library Zimbabwe National Archives
Archive footage
EN CINQUANTE ANS film publicitaire, Union Miniere Haut-Katanga Produced by Gérard De Boe, 1958
Licensed music
Wendo Kolosoy: ALBERTINA Performed by Wendo Published by Ngoma/Sondrem
The production wants to thank all the contributors to the film
SPECIAL THANKS
Jan Albert Hans Käll Emmanuel Bangala Sean Kennedy Jean Pierre Bat Pat Lawless Mikael Bertelsen Kathryn Lee Greta Beskow and family Wren Mast-Ingle Lieve Beuckels Jon Mankell Reginaldo Blanco Didrik Martens Malene Blenkov Dickson Mbewe Jonas Blomberg Yves Meli Tony Blomqvist Nikolaj Vibe Michelsen Roger Bracco Michael Montgomery Nathalie Cayman Tom Mtine Henrik Cederin Emma Mulenga Tom Chalmers Fredrick Mulenga Moses Chimema Moinsa Claude Munongo William Chirwa Josiah Mvula Ane Cortzen Douglas Mwanza Alfred Chikomba Salomon Mwanza Annika Ben David Keith Nickisson Etienne Davignon Michael Noer Luc De Boe Joshua Oppenheimer Ludo De Witte Leo Picard Alex Diehl Piers Pigou Edouard Dinant Catalin Prisacariu John Edmonds Will Ransom Eline Egge Kasper Rasmussen Andrew Feinstein Nicolas Winding Refn Per Fly Jokum Rohde Gordon Fogwill Victor Rosez Karl-Olof Fransson Patrick Ryborn Octav Ganea James Sanders Monica Silfverskiöld Getz Hans Kristian Simensen Rob Graham Hanson Sindowe Torben Guelstorff Jean Pierre Sonck Jacques-Henri Gyurkitz Börje Steenberg Sven Göran Hallonquist Sixten Svensson Dean Hamer Annika Söder Leif Hellström Kasper Søderlund Hennie Heymans Tony Tabatznik Chris Hoare Åsa Theander Stig Holmqvist Richard Trinquier
COLD CASE HAMMARSKJÖLD Credits Press Kit Simon Hunt Isabel Tshombe Carlos Huyghes Hennie van Vuuren Joseph Kalupentala Frederikke Villaume Cynthia Kane Björn Virving Bodil Kjærhauge Olle Westh Ida Krogh Johan Stahl Winthereik
Algemeen Rijksarchief 2 - depot Joseph Cuvelier / Joachim Derwael Bodleian Library, Oxford / Kate del Nevo The Chimney Group / Fredrik Zander Congo 1960 / Martine Decol Dag Hammarskjöld Memorial Site / Richard Hanguwa Good Pitch Heemkundige Kring van Lint / Eddy Hertogs Odeon Kino / Eric Tarres Stampe en Vertonghe Luchtvaartmuseum, Deurne Swedish Embassy, DR Congo / Maria Håkansson The Travellers Club, London Zentropa Entertainment
PRODUCED WITH THE SUPPORT OF
Danish Film Institute Klara Grunning-Harris, Film Commissioner
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Eurimages
Norsk filminstitutt Even Gottfred Benestad
Svenska Filminstitutet Cecilia Lidin
Fritt Ord
Filmkraft Rogaland Sigve Endresen
Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF) Erwin Provoost Pierre Drouot Karla Puttemans Myriam De Boeck Tom Van Herzele
Flanders Film Funding (FFF) Pieter Dewinter Tom Notte
Belgian Tax Shelter
Hinterland Joakim Hauge Vocke
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH
VRT - Canvas Tom Bleyaert Simon Vrebos
VPRO Nathalie Windhorst
Against Gravity Artur Liebhart
NRK Lars Lønne
YLE Jenny Westergård
RÚV Hera Olafsdottir
Channel 8 Edit Pinkas
FINANCED IN COLLABORATION WITH
DR Sales Kim Christiansen
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT BY
Konsul George Jorck og Hustru Emma Jorcks Fond Den Vestdanske Filmpulje Danske Dramatikere Danske Filminstuktører
World Sales DR Sales, Kim Christiansen
Festival Distribution Danish Film Institute
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