Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

7.7/ 10 74 votes 2024-09-11 2h 30m 2 popularity

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

Director: Johan Grimonprez

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Patrice Lumumba

Self (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong

Self (archive footage)

Nikita Khrushchev

Self (archive footage)

Dizzy Gillespie

Self (archive footage)

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Andrée Blouin

Self (archive footage)

Abbey Lincoln

Self (archive footage)

Max Roach

Self (archive footage)

Malcolm X

Self (archive footage)

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