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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024)

ALL 09/11/2024 (fr) Documentary, History 150 Min

Release

09/11/2024
Production

Onomatopee Films, Warboys Films, Zap-O-Matik, ZKM Karlsruhe, BALDR, RTBF, VRT

Rotten tomato

72%

Original title

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Original language

fr
Production Cost
311,457.00

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Overview

Jazz and decolonization are intertwined in a powerful narrative that recounts one of the tensest episodes of the Cold War. In 1960, the UN became the stage for a political earthquake as the struggle for independence in the Congo put the world on high alert. The newly independent nation faced its first coup d'état, orchestrated by Western forces and Belgium, which were reluctant to relinquish control over their resource-rich former colony. The US tried to divert attention by sending jazz ambassador Louis Armstrong to the African continent. In 1961, Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba was brutally assassinated, silencing a key voice in the fight against colonialism; his death was facilitated by Belgian and CIA operatives. Musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach took action, denouncing imperialism and structural racism. Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev intensified his criticism of the US, highlighting the racial barriers that characterized American society.

Johan Grimonprez

Director
Story
Rik Chaubet

Editor
Rémi Grellety, Daan Milius

Producer

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