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Beta Cinema Sells Swedish Box Office Hit ‘Hammarskjold – Fight for Peace,’ Starring Mikael Persbrandt, Across Europe (EXCLUSIVE)
Beta Cinema has sold biopic 'Hammarskjold — Fight for Peace,' which is a box office hit in its home territory Sweden, to multiple key territories.
At the peak of the Cold War, the charismatic diplomat Dag Hammarskjöld has reached the pinnacle of his power, serving as Secretary- General of the United Nations. Persbrandt’s credits include “In a Better World,” “Everlasting Moments,” “The Hobbit,” Netflix’s “Sex Education” and Lars von Trier’s “The Kingdom Exodus.” “Hammarskjöld” also features Francis Chouler (“Dam,” “Eye in the Sky,” “Troy: Fall of a City”), Cian Barry (“Nina Forever,” “Doctor Foster”), Colin Salmon (“Resident Evil,” “Arrow,” “East Enders”), Sara Soulié (“Nymphs,” “The Guardian Angel”), Hakeem Kae-Kazim (“Hotel Rwanda,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”), Thure Lindhart (“Flame & Citron,” “Keep the Lights On,” “Into the Wild,” “The Bridge”) and Richard Brake (“Batman Begins,” “31, Mandy”).
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