Johan Grimonprez
Director
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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
20242h 30m7.8 rating
Documentary · Music
The story
Jazz and decolonization are entwined in this historical rollercoaster that rewrites the Cold War episode that led musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach to crash the UN Security Council in protest against the murder of Patrice Lumumba.
Cast
Patrice Lumumba
Self
Dag Hammarskjöld
Self
Louis Armstrong
Self
Nikita Khrushchev
Self
Dizzy Gillespie
Self
In Koli Jean Bofane
Self - interviewee
Larry Devlin
Self - interviewee
Andrée Blouin
Self
Abbey Lincoln
Self
Country
Belgium
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