Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace (2023)
Original title: Hammarskjöld
Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace is a 2023 Swedish-language thriller movie directed by Per Fly, with a running time of 1h 54m. It stars Mikael Persbrandt, Francis Chouler and Cian Barry.
Set in Cold War in 1961, follows the story of 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.
Cast
- Mikael Persbrandt as Dag Hammarskjöld
- Francis Chouler as Bill Ranallo
- Cian Barry as Wieschhoff
- Colin Salmon as Ralph Bunche
- Sara Soulié as Hanna
- Hakeem Kae-Kazim as Moise Tshombe
- Thure Lindhardt as Peter Levin
- Richard Brake as Hunter
- Martin Venter as Renard
- Zak Rowlands as Baldini
- Adam Neill as Lord Lansdowne
- Norman Anstey as Hammarskjöld's Butler