Directed by:
Per FlyCinematography:
John Christian RosenlundComposer:
Raymond EnoksenCast:
Mikael Persbrandt, Francis Chouler, Cian Barry, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Colin Salmon, Richard Brake, Sara Soulié, Thure Lindhardt, Michael D. Xavier (more)Plots(1)
“In our age, the road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action”. So wrote the revered Swedish statesman Dag Hammarskjöld in "Markings", his private journal of poems and thoughts published posthumously. In his period as Secretary General of the United Nations, Hammarskjöld made extraordinary progress in defusing global conflicts and, particularly, combating colonialism. This path, which he defended tenaciously, won him many enemies. When renewed trouble broke out in the Congo, Hammarskjöld felt compelled to organise a quasi-secret peacekeeping force, placing even his UN position in question. Hammarskjöld was not merely a solitary person, but also an enigmatic one. Biographers continue to argue over the facts of his life and psychology, but director Per Fly takes a definite stance on his subject. As powerfully portrayed by Mikael Persbrandt, Hammarskjöld is someone who denied his gay sexuality partly because of an almost religious commitment to his political role and the personal sacrifice it demanded. Likewise, this gripping biopic does not equivocate on the still disputed matter of Hammarskjöld’s tragic death in a plane crash. (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
(more)Cast
![Mikael Persbrandt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/946/160946767_cb1e0e.jpg)
Mikael Persbrandt
Sweden
Best movies:
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
In a Better World (2010)
![Francis Chouler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/953/161953092_c1e07f.jpg)
Francis Chouler
Best movies:
Eye in the Sky (2015)
Dredd (2012)
The Mauritanian (2021)
![Cian Barry](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/201/163201367_2bf410.jpg)
Cian Barry
Best movies:
Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)
Hammarskjöld (2023)
Man and Boy (2002) (TV movie)
![Hakeem Kae-Kazim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/484/160484364_414876.jpg)
Hakeem Kae-Kazim
Nigeria
Best movies:
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Roots (2016) (series)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
![Colin Salmon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/342/163342929_adc5d7.jpg)
Colin Salmon
UK
Best movies:
Prime Suspect 2 (1992) (TV movie)
Match Point (2005)
Nobody (2021)
![Richard Brake](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/896/161896993_c1cb2d.jpg)
Richard Brake
UK
Best movies:
Batman Begins (2005)
Cold Mountain (2003)
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
![Sara Soulié](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/647/159647368_5cd782.jpg)
Sara Soulié
Denmark
Best movies:
Tove (2020)
Hammarskjöld (2023)
![Thure Lindhardt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/542/160542794_e993dc.jpg)
Thure Lindhardt
Denmark
Best movies:
Into the Wild (2007)
Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
Angels in Fast Motion (2005)
Michael D. Xavier
UK
Best movies:
Hammarskjöld (2023)
The Chelsea Detective (2022) (series)
A Paris Romance (2019) (TV movie)
![Mattias Nordkvist](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/271/162271880_e2f273.jpg)
Mattias Nordkvist
Best movies:
Raspberry Boat Refugee (2014)
Happy End (2011)
Hammarskjöld (2023)
![Sven Ahlström](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/546/160546882_52103e.jpg)
Sven Ahlström
Sweden
Best movies:
Let's Play House (2003)
Sound of Noise (2010)
Stockholm Stories (2013)
Bjorn Steinbach
South Africa
Best movies:
Invictus (2009)
Saints & Strangers (2015) (TV movie)
Black Beauty (2020)
![Brian Caspe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/419/419000_6b478a.jpg)
Brian Caspe
USA
Best movies:
The Martian (2015)
Young Woman and the Sea (2024)
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) (TV movie)
Sean Duggan
Best movies:
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
Death of a Superhero (2011)
Killing Bono (2011)
![Vasiliy Mishchenko](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/213/159213589_1939bf.jpg)
Vasiliy Mishchenko
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Deja vu (1990)
Squadron (1992)
The Last Frontier (2020)
![Caspar Phillipson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/947/161947266_7955c8.png)
Caspar Phillipson
Denmark
Best movies:
Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
Summer of '92 (2015)
Itsi Bitsi (2014)
Christophe Guybet
France
Best movies:
Le Pari (1997)
The Thirst for Gold (1993)
Hammarskjöld (2023)
Urs Rechn
Germany
Best movies:
Run Boy Run (2013)
Eight Miles High! (2007)
Son of Saul (2015)
![Christian Hillborg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/467/160467156_995286.jpg)
Christian Hillborg
Sweden
Best movies:
Easy Money (2010)
Games People Play (2020)
Another Mother's Son (2017)
Sanna Sundqvist
Best movies:
Hammarskjöld (2023)
Thank You, I'm Sorry (2023)
Call Mom! (2019)