Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Jazz and decolonization are intertwined in a powerful narrative that recounts one of the tensest episodes of the Cold War.
Details
Directors
Johan Grimonprez
Writers
Johan Grimonprez
Cast
Patrice Lumumba, Louis Armstrong, Nikita Khrushchev, Dizzy Gillespie, Andrée Blouin, Abbey Lincoln, Max Roach, Malcolm X, Nina Simone, John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, Miriam Makeba, Conor Cruise O’Brien, Dwight D. Eisenhower, René Magritte
Production
Onomatopee Films, Warboys Films, Zap-O-Matik, ZKM Karlsruhe, BALDR Film, RTBF, VRT
Languages
Arabic, Dutch, English, French, Russian, Spanish
Countries
Belgium, France, Netherlands
