Perfery

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

(2024)Directed by Johan Grimonprez150 minDocumentary, History, Music

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

Patrice Lumumbaas Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrongas Self (archive footage)
Nikita Khrushchevas Self (archive footage)
Dizzy Gillespieas Self (archive footage)
Andrée Blouinas Self (archive footage)
Abbey Lincolnas Self (archive footage)
Max Roachas Self (archive footage)
Malcolm Xas Self (archive footage)
Nina Simoneas Self (archive footage)
John Coltraneas Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellingtonas Self (archive footage)
Miriam Makebaas Self (archive footage)
Conor Cruise O’Brienas Self (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhoweras Self (archive footage)
René Magritteas Self (archive footage)
Allen Dullesas Self (archive footage)
In Koli Jean Bofaneas Self
Gamal Abdel Nasseras Self (archive footage)
Fidel Castroas Self (archive footage)