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Soundtrack to a Coup d'État
2024 2h 30m Johan Grimonprez

Soundtrack to a Coup d'État

★ 7.8 IMDb
History Music & Musical Documentary
Jazz and decolonization are intertwined in a powerful narrative that recounts one of the tensest episodes of the Cold War.
Writer Johan Grimonprez
Cast Patrice Lumumba, Louis Armstrong, Nikita Khrushchev, Dizzy Gillespie
DP Jonathan Wannyn
Essays and Criticism
On this film
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat review – a sprawling geopolitical tapestry by Phil Concannon, Little White Lies
On Johan Grimonprez
Q & A: JOHAN GRIMONPREZ by Mónica Delgado, Desistfilm
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Awards & Festivals
Nominated European Film Award for Best Film
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