Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Jazz and decolonization are entwined in this rewriting of the Cold War episode that led musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach to crash the UN Security Council in protest against the murder in 1961 of Patrice Lumumba, the leader of the newly decolonised Congo. African politics and American jazz collide in a historical illumination of the political machinations behind his assassination.
Year: 2024
Certificate: 12A
Language: Dutch, English
Director: Johan Grimonnprez
Genre: Documentary, Music
Length: 150 minutes