Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

About Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Jazz and decolonization are intertwined in a powerful narrative that recounts one of the tensest episodes of the Cold War.

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024) is a documentary history film directed by Johan Grimonprez. Released in September 2024, it runs 150 minutes.

The film is filed under central intelligence agency (CIA), cold war, war crimes, and genocide.

Patrice Lumumba stars as Self (archive footage), Louis Armstrong as Self (archive footage), Nikita Khrushchev as Self (archive footage), and Dizzy Gillespie as Self (archive footage). The screenplay is by Johan Grimonprez. Produced by VRT. In the United States it streams on Kino Film Collection.

Red Sparrow, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, and The Good Shepherd make useful companions to Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat, all filed under torture and u.s. embassy. TMDB voters put it at 7.7 out of 10 across 75 votes and it carries a NR rating.