Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

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OSCAR® nominee
1960. Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union, denounces superpowers at the United Nations for neocolonial acts of aggression. As the United States maneuvers to smokescreen unrest in the Republic of Congo, it starts to mobilize America's Black musicians to political ends on the world stage.
IMDb 7.8/1020252 h 30 min
DocumentaryHeavyIntense
DocumentaryHeavyIntense
IMDb 7.8/1020252 h 30 min
Cast: Patrice LumumbaDag HammarskjöldLouis Armstrong
16

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    OSCAR® nominee
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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
DocumentaryHeavyIntense
IMDb 7.8/1020252 h 30 min
1960. Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union, denounces superpowers at the United Nations for neocolonial acts of aggression. As the United States maneuvers to smokescreen unrest in the Republic of Congo, it starts to mobilize America's Black musicians to political ends on the world stage.
Creators and Cast
Directors
Johan Grimonprez
Producers
Katja DraaijerRémi GrelletyJohan GrimonprezFrank HoeveDaan MiliusSara Skrodzka
Cast
Patrice LumumbaDag HammarskjöldLouis ArmstrongNikita KhrushchevDizzy GillespieIn Koli Jean BofaneLarry DevlinAndrée BlouinAbbey LincolnMalcolm X
Studio
Onomatopee Films
Content advisory
16
violencesmokingfoul languagesexual content
Audio languages
5.1
English
Subtitles
EnglishDeutsch
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