Film·2024·NR·2h 30m

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

DocumentaryHistoryMusic

Jazz and decolonization are intertwined in a powerful narrative that recounts one of the tensest episodes of the Cold War.

Directed by Johan Grimonprez

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Cast

12 credited

Patrice Lumumba
Patrice LumumbaSelf (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong
Louis ArmstrongSelf (archive footage)
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita KhrushchevSelf (archive footage)
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy GillespieSelf (archive footage)
Andrée Blouin
Andrée BlouinSelf (archive footage)
Abbey Lincoln
Abbey LincolnSelf (archive footage)
Max Roach
Max RoachSelf (archive footage)
Malcolm X
Malcolm XSelf (archive footage)
Nina Simone
Nina SimoneSelf (archive footage)
John Coltrane
John ColtraneSelf (archive footage)
Duke Ellington
Duke EllingtonSelf (archive footage)
Miriam Makeba
Miriam MakebaSelf (archive footage)

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