| Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat | |
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| Directed by | Johan Grimonprez |
| Written by | Johan Grimonprez |
| Produced by | Daan Milius Rémi Grellety |
| Narrated by | In Koli Jean Bofane Zap Mama Patrick Cruise O’Brien |
| Edited by | Rik Chaubet |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Countries | Belgium France Netherlands |
| Box office | $22,390[1][2] |
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat is a 2024 documentary film directed by Johan Grimonprez about the Cold War episode that led musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach to crash the UN Security Council in protest against the murder of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba.[3]
Featuring excerpts from “My Country, Africa” by Andrée Blouin (narrated by Marie Daulne aka Zap Mama), “Congo Inc.” by In Koli Jean Bofane, “To Katanga and Back,” by Conor Cruise O’Brien (narrated by Patrick Cruise O’Brien), and audio memoirs by Nikita Khrushchev.
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat is produced by Onomatopee Films and Warboys Films, in co-production with Zap-O-Matik, Baldr Film, ZKM Center For Art And Media Karlsruhe, RTBF and VRT.
- ^ "Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat". The Numbers. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ "Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ "A Circle of Love: Remembering Abbey Lincoln in "Nothing But a Man" (1964)". Los Angeles Review of Books. February 27, 2022.