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‘Hammarskjold – Fight for Peace’ Explores Hidden Life of Famed Swedish Politician: ‘Today He Would Be Someone Like Greta Thunberg’ (EXCLUSIVE)


Mikael Persbrandt starrer ‘Hammarskjold - Fight for Peace,’ directed by Per Fly, explores hidden life of former Secretary-General of the U.N.

“We know who he is, but we don’t know that much about him,” says director Per Fly, now bringing “Hammarskjöld – Fight for Peace” to the International Film Festival Rotterdam. His lead, “The Hobbit” and Sex Education” star Mikael Persbrandt, adds: “When you deal with such formidable figures, you have to look for some darkness. In the film – featuring Francis Chouler, Cian Barry, Colin Salmon, Sara Soulié, Hakeem Kae-Kazim and Thure Lindhardt – Hammarskjöld finds himself under tremendous pressure.

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