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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat(2024)

7.7(62)2024-09-112h 30mFRReleased

Overview

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

Director

Johan Grimonprez

Writers

Johan Grimonprez

Country

Belgium, France, Netherlands

Language

Arabic, Dutch, English, French, Russian, Spanish

Revenue

$0.3M

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Top 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)

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Keywords

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