‘Cold Case Hammarskjöld’ Review: An Enthralling Blur of Fact and Fiction

On September 18, 1961, United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld boards a private plane bound for a diplomatic mission in Ndola, Rhodesia. Hours later, he and the entire crew are killed when the plane crashes just miles outside Ndola Airport. An official investigation concludes that “pilot error” is to blame for the diplomat’s demise. The wrecka…