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Bruggers quest to become an ambassador and buy blood diamonds was simultaneously documented by brugger in the ambassador. Danish provocateur mads brugger s latest documentary, cold case hammarskjold, takes him to africa as he investigates the death of dag hammarskjold and nothing less than colonialism itself. He is an alumnus of dallas theological seminary and has a master in theology degree graduating with honors. With mads brugger s the ambassador opening in limited release on us screens today it is already widely available on vod drafthouse films have released a quartet of clips from the picture. Salary estimates are based on 2,581 salaries submitted anonymously to glassdoor by fulltime brand ambassador employees. This darkly comic, genrebending piece of journalism from international provocateur mads brugger rips the corroded lid off the global scheme of political corruption and exploitation happening in. Filmmaker mads brugger s the ambassador and the story of a. Its really working on movies like yours that make me love this job. This darkly comic, genrebending piece of journalism from international provocateur mads brugger rips the corroded lid off the global scheme of political corruption and exploitation happening in one of the most dangerous places on the planet.
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