Soundtrack to a Coup d'État

In 1960, United Nations: the Global South ignites a political earthquake, musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach crash the Security Council, Nikita Khrushchev bangs his shoe denouncing America’s color bar, while the U.S. dispatches jazz ambassador Louis Armstrong to the Congo to deflect attention from its first African post-colonial coup.

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Release Date

September 11, 2024

Status

Released

Original Title

Soundtrack to a Coup d'État

Runtime

2h 30min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Dutch, French, Russian, English, Arabic