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Feature film — 2024

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024)

7.82h 30mDocumentary — History — Music

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

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A high-signal pick with 77 votes.

Onomatopee Films / Warboys Films / Zap-O-Matik / ZKM Karlsruhe / BALDR Film / RTBF / VRT

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Director: Johan Grimonprez

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Cast & crew

Patrice Lumumba as Self (archive footage)

Patrice Lumumba

Self (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong as Self (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong

Self (archive footage)

Nikita Khrushchev as Self (archive footage)

Nikita Khrushchev

Self (archive footage)

Dizzy Gillespie as Self (archive footage)

Dizzy Gillespie

Self (archive footage)

Andrée Blouin as Self (archive footage)

Andrée Blouin

Self (archive footage)

Abbey Lincoln as Self (archive footage)

Abbey Lincoln

Self (archive footage)

Max Roach as Self (archive footage)

Max Roach

Self (archive footage)

Malcolm X as Self (archive footage)

Malcolm X

Self (archive footage)

Nina Simone as Self (archive footage)

Nina Simone

Self (archive footage)

John Coltrane as Self (archive footage)

John Coltrane

Self (archive footage)

Duke Ellington as Self (archive footage)

Duke Ellington

Self (archive footage)

Miriam Makeba as Self (archive footage)

Miriam Makeba

Self (archive footage)

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