Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
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- Kevin WardJuly 1, 2025Unique in presentation, but the style really didn’t work for me. Jazz music blares while text appears on-screen. It’s incredibly informative, but it mostly feels like a dense historical video essay. Not really my style. If you like Jazz and history, though, holy sh🤩 do I have the movie for you.
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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat was released on November 21, 2024.
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat was directed by Johan Grimonprez.
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat has a runtime of 2h 30m.
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat was produced by Daan Milius, Rémi Grellety.
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.
The key characters in Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat are Self (archive footage) (Patrice Lumumba), Self (archive footage) (Louis Armstrong), Self (archive footage) (Nikita Khrushchev).
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat is rated Not Rated.
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat is a Documentary, Music, History film.
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat has an audience rating of 9.7 out of 10.
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat has made $311K at the box office.