3sat to premiere biopic drama about UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld

The television channel 3sat is hosting the free-TV premiere of the biopic drama ‘Hammarskjöld - Kampf für den Frieden’. The film, directed by Per Fly and co-written by Ulf Ryberg, portrays the life of Dag Hammarskjöld, the Swedish politician who became the second Secretary-General of the United Nations in 1953.

The drama focuses on the intense diplomatic challenges Hammarskjöld faced in 1961 during the Cold War and the era of decolonization. Key historical events depicted include the assassination of Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba and the killing of UN peacekeepers in the Congo. The film follows Hammarskjöld’s dangerous mission to travel to Africa to secure peace, a period of history that continues to interest political historians.