# Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024)

> A vibrant archival jazz essay exposes the cultural and geopolitical machinery behind the Congo crisis and Patrice Lumumba’s murder.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1376651

## Facts

- Runtime: 150 min
- Genres: Documentary, History, Music
- Director: Johan Grimonprez
- Cast: Patrice Lumumba, Louis Armstrong, Nikita Khrushchev, Dizzy Gillespie, Andrée Blouin, Abbey Lincoln, Max Roach, Malcolm X
- TMDB rating: 7.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14452174/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: urgent, intellectually demanding, visceral, history viewing, jazz film night

## Synopsis

A powerful exploration of music's role in political upheaval during a tumultuous era.

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