Question Everything: ‘Cold Case Hammarskjöld’ a Wild Ride for True Crime
Cold Case Hammarskjöld (Denmark/Norway/Sweden/Belgium, 128 min.) Dir. Mads Brügger Fans of true crime documentary had better grab their notepads, stock up on sticky notes, and pour a mammoth cup of coffee. Cold Case Hammarskjöld unravels a peculiar true crime tale as director Mads Brügger (The Ambassador) revisits the 1961 mystery in which United Nations secretary general Dag Hammarskjöld’s plane crashed under strange circumstances, killing Hammarskjöld and most of his crew. This is a wild tale masterfully and superbly told—or a dangerous lark of self-indulgent nonsense, depending how one assesses the evidence. Brügger probably contents himself with audiences trying to decide which