Hammarskjöld (WT)

Iconic actor Mikael Persbrandt from "In A Better World", "The Kingdom Exodus" stars in the gripping true story of the man John F. Kennedy once called “the greatest statesman of our century”.

New York City, 1961. At the peak of the Cold War, the charismaticdiplomat and economist Dag Hammarskjöld has reached the pinnacleof his power, serving as Secretary-General of the United Nationsin his seventh year. After decolonization, he takes it upon himselfto bring peace to the African countries, thwarting plans to furtherexploit resources of both powerful entrepreneurs and world leaders.His life is turned upside down when his old friend Peter shows upin New York. Dag realizes that he has missed out on an importantpart of life and starts questioning his unprecedented devotion anddedication to his job and vision. When UN peacekeepers are killed inopen battle in the Congo, the Secretary-General sees no other waythan to impose peace by new measures and leads the UN troops ontheir first war mission. Well aware that his enemies might gatherto plot against him, he boards a plane in a final attempt to negotiatea cease-fire…