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    Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

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    Poster of the movie Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
    2024     Documentary    
    Belgium/France/Netherlands
    2h 30min
    Original languages: French, English, Dutch, Russian
    DVD   January 7, 2025

    Jazz and decolonization are entwined in this historical rollercoaster that rewrites the Cold War episode that led musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach to crash the UN Security Council in protest against the murder of Patrice Lumumba.

    Directed byJohan Grimonprez
    Written byJohan Grimonprez
    CompanyKino LorberKino LorberKino Lorber

    Featuring

    Miles Davis
    Nina Simone
    Malcolm X
    Duke Ellington
    Fidel Castro
    Louis Armstrong
    Dwight D. Eisenhower
    Dag Hammarskjöld
    Nikita Khrushchev
    Leonid Brezhnev
    Mobutu Sese Seko
    Gamal Abdel Nasser
    Andrée Blouin
    Patrice Lumumba
    Joseph Kasavubu

    Video

    2:04

    Trailer

    6 weeks ago

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