Michael Persbrandt as Dag Hammarskjöld. Photo: Jurgen Marx ©UnlimitedStories About the film Set during the Cold War in 1961, the film follows the story of Swedish diplomat and economist Dag Hammarskjöld, who boards a plane in a desperate attempt to negotiate a ceasefire from his enemies after he leads UN troops into their first wartime operation.
Contact person Oskar Röhlander, oskar.rohlander@si.se
Subtitles Subtitles are available in English. The Swedish Institute will translate films into German, Spanish and French on demand. For other languages, you will need to include the costs for local translation in the budget of your application.
Genre Drama thriller
Footnote Inspired by the life of Dag Hammarskjöld who was the second Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1953 until his death in 1961
Film facts Original title: Hammarskjöld
Director: Per Fly
Director’s biography: Per Fly is a multi-award-winning and internationally renowned director and screenwriter. Fly’s feature film The Bench (2000), won him both a Bodil and a Robert award for Best Director and Best Film. Fly is the director behind international acclaimed feature films such as The Inheritance (2003), Manslaughter (2005), and Monica Z (2013). Fly wrote and directed the feature film Backstabbing For Beginners (2018) and the TV Series Performance (2007), Follow the Money (2016) and Borgen (2022)
Screenplay: Ulf Ryberg
With: Mikael Persbrandt, Francis Chouler, Cian Barry, Colin Salmon, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Richard Brake, Sara Soulié, Thure Lindhardt
Production: Patrick Ryborn for Unlimited Stories AB
Age limit: suitable for 15 years or older
Time: 114 minutes
National release: 2023
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