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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

2024· 2h 30m

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Directed by Johan Grimonprez

7.7/ 10

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Overview

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

Cast

Patrice Lumumba

Patrice Lumumba

Self (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

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Nikita Khrushchev

Nikita Khrushchev

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Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie

Self (archive footage)

Andrée Blouin

Self (archive footage)

Abbey Lincoln

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