Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024•NR•2h 30m•7.7•Released
DocumentaryHistoryMusic
Jazz and decolonization are intertwined in a powerful narrative that recounts one of the tensest episodes of the Cold War.
Director
Johan Grimonprez
Writer
Johan Grimonprez
Revenue
$0M
Languages
Arabic, Dutch, English
Studio
Onomatopee Films
Cast
Patrice Lumumba
Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
Nikita Khrushchev
Self (archive footage)
Dizzy Gillespie
Self (archive footage)
Andrée Blouin
Self (archive footage)
Abbey Lincoln
Self (archive footage)
Max Roach
Self (archive footage)
Malcolm X
Self (archive footage)
Nina Simone
Self (archive footage)
John Coltrane
Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington
Self (archive footage)
Miriam Makeba
Self (archive footage)
Conor Cruise O’Brien
Self (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self (archive footage)
René Magritte
Self (archive footage)
Production
Company
Onomatopee Films
Company
Warboys Films
Company
Zap-O-Matik
Company
ZKM Karlsruhe
Company
BALDR Film
Company
RTBF
Company
VRT
Producer
Rémi Grellety
Producer
Daan Milius
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