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Soundtrack to Coup d'Etat  (2024)


7.4|11 Sept, 2024|150 min
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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.
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العربية, 

Nederlands, 

English, 

Français, 

Pусский, 

Español 


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Revenue $311,457
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Keywords
central intelligence agency (cia)
war crimes
cold war
congo
coup d'etat
belgium
fidel castro
genocide
united nations
american embassy
u.s. embassy
1960s
ex-cia agent
katanga conflict
malcom x
democratic republic of the congo
eisenhower
belgian air force
cia agent
u.n. secretary general
congo war
patrice lumumba
cia officer
max roach
cia crimes
cia war crimes
usa war crimes
belgian war crimes
nato war crimes
operation gladio
nikita khrushchev
abbey lincoln
cia operatives
cia brutal assassination
cia brutal murders
belgian brutal murders
general mobutu
mobutu war crimes
mobutu's bandits
brutally tortured their prisoners
journalists bought executions
nato operation
nato involvement
eisenhower war crimes
moïse tshombe
moïse tshombe war crimes
katanga mine
american ambassador
american ambassador involved
american embassy involved
belgian colonizers
american and belgian colonizers
american colonizers
ussr presents resolution to end colonialism
resolution to end colonialism
death to colonial slavery
u.n. general assembly
declaration against colonialism
general assembly resolution 1514
dag hammarskjöld murder
u.n. resolution 929
maurice mpolo
joseph okito
belgian military
foreign military
andree blouin
in koli jean bofane
allen dulles
allen dulles cia director
cia a crime syndicate
south african mercenary

Casts

Patrice Lumumba
Patrice Lumumba
Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Khrushchev
Self (archive footage)
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
Self (archive footage)
Andrée Blouin
Self (archive footage)
Abbey Lincoln
Abbey Lincoln
Self (archive footage)
Max Roach
Self (archive footage)
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
Self (archive footage)
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Self (archive footage)
John Coltrane
John Coltrane
Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Self (archive footage)
Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba
Self (archive footage)
Conor Cruise O’Brien
Self (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self (archive footage)
René Magritte
René Magritte
Self (archive footage)
Allen Dulles
Allen Dulles
Self (archive footage)
In Koli Jean Bofane
Self
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Self (archive footage)
Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
Self (archive footage)

Crews

Johan Grimonprez
Johan Grimonprez
Director
Rik Chaubet
Editor
Ranko Pauković
Ranko Pauković
Sound
Daan Milius
Producer
Rémi Grellety
Producer
Johan Grimonprez
Johan Grimonprez
Writer
Raydrick Feliciana
Raydrick Feliciana
Assistant Editor
Aaron Minnebo
Assistant Editor
Pedro Gossler
Assistant Editor
Jonathan Wannyn
Cinematography

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