Thriller / Drama / History /

Score: 62%( 34 votes )

Overview: 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
Dag Hammarskjöld

Francis Chouler
Bill Ranallo

Cian Barry
Wieschhoff

Colin Salmon
Ralph Bunche

Sara Soulié
Hanna

Hakeem Kae-Kazim
Moise Tshombe

Thure Lindhardt
Peter Levin

Richard Brake
Hunter

Martin Venter
Renard

Zak Rowlands
Baldini

Adam Neill
Lord Lansdowne

Norman Anstey
Hammarskjöld's Butler

Michael D. Xavier
Hellemans

Caspar Phillipson
John F. Kennedy

Sven Ahlström
Sture Linner

Bjorn Steinbach
Lone Ranger

Christophe Guybet
Bloock

Jordan Duvigneau
Patrice Lumumba

Céline Tshika
Ruth Tshombe

Mattias Nordkvist
Bo Beskow

Brian Caspe
Shelton

Sean Duggan
Conor O'Brien

Vasiliy Mishchenko
Nikita Khrushchev

Urs Rechn
Kirov

Philippe De Grossouvre
Vilon

Jacques Adriaanse
Donald Smith

Sanna Sundqvist
Greta Beskow

Martin Munro
Martin

Rory Acton Burnell
Williams

Matthew Lotter
DC-6 Navigator

Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen
Young Peter Levin

Clayton Boyd
Reporter

Edvin Endre
Young Dag Hammarskjöld

Wandile Molebatsi
Reporter no 3 at Leopoldville Airport

Tom Hale
US Ambassador

Nelson De Gouveia
Technician

Rob van Vuuren
Kennedy's Advisor

Wayne Harrison
Gallway

Gavin Werner
Stranger in Restroom

André Jacobs
Radcliff

Dorette Potgieter
Helleman's Wife

Emile Tredoux
Reporter no 1 at UN Conference

Chantal Nell
DC-6 Air Steward

Mehboob Bawa
Reporter

Cameron Krogh Stone
DC-6 Co-Pilot

Jean Teplitsky
French Ambassador

Ruari McKee
Belgian Advisor

David James
Congo Red

Christian Hillborg
Captain Hallonqvist

Antony Coleman
Reporter no 1 at Leopoldville Airport

Eduard Jörgen
Chilean Ambassador (uncredited)

Björn Kinder
Ambassador -Under-Secretary (uncredited)

Lars Ulrich Larsson
US Deputy Ambassador (uncredited)