Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat

Movie Details

Overview

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.

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Cast: Abbey Lincoln, Andrée Blouin, Dag Hammarskjöld, Dizzy Gillespie, In Koli Jean Bofane, Larry Devlin, Louis Armstrong, Malcolm X, Nikita Khrushchev, Patrice Lumumba

Director: Johan Grimonprez

Genre: Documentary, Music

Country: Belgium, France, Netherlands

Release Year: 2024

IMDB Rating: 7.8 (3723 votes)

TMDB Rating: 7.5 (32 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes: 97

Metacritic: 91

Runtime: 2h 30m

Budget: 445,181 USD

Release Date: 2024-11-21

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar, 16 wins & 35 nominations total