Cold Case Hammarskjöld

In 1961, United Nations secretary-general Dag Hammarskjöld’s plane mysteriously crashed, killing Hammarskjöld and most of the crew. It’s understood that because Hammarskjöld was, at the time, advocating for Congo’s independence (against the wishes of European mining companies and other powerful entities), the “crash” was an assassination. With the case still unsolved 50-plus years later, Danish journalist and provocateur Mads Brügger leads us down an investigative rabbit hole to unearth the truth. Scores of false starts, dead ends, and elusive interviews later, they begin to sniff out something more monumental than anything they’d initially imagined.

Screenings

Charlestowne Mall Cinema 18
3740 E Main St, St Charles, IL 60174

Friday, September 27, 2019 at 6:45pm
Saturday, September 28, 2019 at 1:45pm

About the Film

Rating: R (language)
Genre: Documentary
Run Time: 124 mins
Cast: Mads Brügger
Filmmaker: Mads Brügger
Language: English subtitles