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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

7.7

2h 30m

2024

Synopsis

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

Director

Johan Grimonprez

Trailer

DocumentaryHistoryMusic

central intelligence agency (cia)war crimescold warcongocoup d'etatbelgiumfidel castrogenocideunited nationsamerican embassyu.s. embassy1960s

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Cast & Crew

Patrice Lumumba

Patrice Lumumba

as Self (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

as Self (archive footage)

Nikita Khrushchev

Nikita Khrushchev

as Self (archive footage)

Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie

as Self (archive footage)

Andrée Blouin

as Self (archive footage)

Abbey Lincoln

Abbey Lincoln

as Self (archive footage)

Max Roach

Max Roach

as Self (archive footage)

Malcolm X

Malcolm X

as Self (archive footage)

Nina Simone

Nina Simone

as Self (archive footage)

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