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.

See Soundtrack to a Coup d'État + Q&A with its director Johan Grimonprez at The Ritzy on Sunday 24th November. 

  • Director :
  • Johan Grimonprez
  • Starring :
  • Dag Hammarskjöld, Nikita Khrushchev, Patrice Lumumba, Andrée Blouin, Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone, Dizzy Gillepsie
  • Release Date :
  • 15 Nov 2024
  • Certificate :
  • 12A
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