Mads Brügger (; born 24 June 1972) is a Danish filmmaker and TV host.

Career

Film

Brügger's first two projects, the documentary series '' Danes for Bush'' and the feature '' The Red Chapel'', filmed in the

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and

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, respectively, are satirical looks at each of the two nations. In October 2011, he released a new documentary, '' The Ambassador'', about the trading of diplomatic titles in Africa. Brügger impersonated a Liberian ambassador by purchasing a new identity on the

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and then proceeded to expose the ease with which people holding diplomatic titles can exploit the gem trade. As result of the revelations in the documentary, the government of Liberia took legal steps to prosecute Brügger and other people involved in the project, due to the embarrassment his work was perceived to have caused the nation. However, as of July 2012, the Danish government has not been presented with a formal demand for Brügger's extradition. Brügger directed ''

Cold Case Hammarskjöld ''Cold Case Hammarskjöld'' is a 2019 documentary film by Danish film maker Mads Brügger. It depicts the mysterious death of UN secretary-general Dag Hammarskjöld in the 1961 Ndola United Nations DC-6 crash and also proposes a theory that a So ...

'', which premiered at the

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. The documentary focuses on the death of UN Secretary-General

Dag Hammarskjöld Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld (English: ,; 29 July 1905 – 18 September 1961) was a Swedish economist and diplomat who served as the second secretary-general of the United Nations from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash in Septe ...

in a 1961 plane crash. In January 2019, Brügger reported on his findings in three articles published in ''The Guardian''. In October 2020, Brügger's documentary '' The Mole: Undercover in North Korea'' was released, featuring a Danish chef going undercover in the

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over the course of ten years, while trying to uncover the illicit arms and narcotics dealings of North Korea.

Other media

Brügger has hosted the

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'' Den 11. time'' as well as the news program ''Deadline'' on the Danish channel DR2.

Filmography

* '' Danes for Bush'' – documentary series (2004) * '' The Red Chapel'' (2009) * '' The Ambassador'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2018) * ''

'' (2019) * '' The Mole: Undercover in North Korea'' (2020)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brugger, Mads Living people Danish film producers Danish television presenters Danish radio presenters Television talk show hosts Radio24syv people 1972 births Sundance Film Festival award winners