SimilarScreen
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

20247.72h 30m

Overview

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

Directed by Johan Grimonprez
Written by Johan Grimonprez
Produced by Rémi Grellety, Daan Milius
Box Office0Revenue: $311K

Top Cast

Patrice Lumumba

Patrice Lumumba

Self (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Self (archive footage)

Nikita Khrushchev

Nikita Khrushchev

Self (archive footage)

Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie

Self (archive footage)

A

Andrée Blouin

Self (archive footage)

Abbey Lincoln

Abbey Lincoln

Self (archive footage)

Max Roach

Max Roach

Self (archive footage)

Malcolm X

Malcolm X

Self (archive footage)

Nina Simone

Nina Simone

Self (archive footage)

John Coltrane

John Coltrane

Self (archive footage)

Themes & Keywords

central intelligence agency (cia)war crimescold warcongocoup d'etatbelgiumfidel castrogenocideunited nationsamerican embassyu.s. embassy1960sex-cia agentkatanga conflictmalcom xdemocratic republic of the congoeisenhowerbelgian air forcecia agentu.n. secretary generalcongo warpatrice lumumbacia officermax roachcia crimescia war crimesusa war crimesbelgian war crimesnato war crimesoperation gladionikita khrushchevabbey lincolncia operativescia brutal assassinationcia brutal murdersbelgian brutal murdersgeneral mobutumobutu war crimesmobutu's banditsbrutally tortured their prisonersjournalists bought executionsnato operationnato involvementeisenhower war crimesmoïse tshombemoïse tshombe war crimeskatanga mineamerican ambassadoramerican ambassador involvedamerican embassy involvedbelgian colonizersamerican and belgian colonizersamerican colonizersussr presents resolution to end colonialismresolution to end colonialismdeath to colonial slaveryu.n. general assemblydeclaration against colonialismgeneral assembly resolution 1514dag hammarskjöld murderu.n. resolution 929maurice mpolojoseph okitobelgian militaryforeign militaryandree blouinin koli jean bofaneallen dullesallen dulles cia directorcia a crime syndicatesouth african mercenary

About Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat is a documentary, history, music film released in 2024 exploring themes of central intelligence agency (cia), war crimes, cold war, congo, coup d'etat, belgium. Directed by Johan Grimonprez, it stars Patrice Lumumba, Louis Armstrong, Nikita Khrushchev. Jazz and decolonization are intertwined in a powerful narrative that recounts one of the tensest episodes of the Cold War.

Movies Similar to Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Discover titles like Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 movies similar to Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

If you enjoyed Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat, you'll love these handpicked recommendations. Each title below shares similar themes, tone, and storytelling style. Our algorithm analyzes genres, keywords, director filmography, and cast connections to find the closest matches. Whether you're looking for the same emotional depth, narrative structure, or visual style, these picks are curated to deliver the best viewing experience for fans of Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat.

Cold Case Hammarskjöld
15% Match

Ndola, Northern Rhodesia (currently Zambia), September 18, 1961. Swedish economist and diplomat Dag Hammarskjöld, Secretary General of the UN, dies mysteriously in a plane crash. Decades later, Danish journalist and filmmaker Mads Brügger and Swedish researcher Göran Björkdahl investigate the case in search of definitive closure.

The Sparks Brothers
15% Match

Take a musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with brothers Ron & Russell Mael, celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks: your favorite band’s favorite band.

Why We Fight
15% Match

Is American foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? Has the military become too important in American life? Jarecki's shrewd and intelligent polemic would seem to give an affirmative answer to each of these questions.

The Salt of the Earth
13% Match

During the last forty years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever-changing humanity. He has witnessed the major events of our recent history: international conflicts, starvations and exodus… He is now embarking on the discovery of pristine territories, of the wild fauna and flora, of grandiose landscapes: a huge photographic project which is a tribute to the planet's beauty. Salgado's life and work are revealed to us by his son, Juliano, who went with him during his last journeys, and by Wim Wenders, a photographer himself.

When We Were Kings
13% Match

It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the heavyweight champion of the world. Promoter Don King wants to make a name for himself and offers both fighters five million dollars apiece to fight one another, and when they accept, King has only to come up with the money. He finds a willing backer in Mobutu Sese Suko, the dictator of Zaire, and the "Rumble in the Jungle" is set, including a musical festival featuring some of America's top black performers, like James Brown and B.B. King.

Paragraph 175
12% Match

During the Nazi regime, there was widespread persecution of homosexual men, which started in 1871 with the Paragraph 175 of the German Penal Code. Thousands were murdered in concentration camps. This powerful and disturbing documentary, narrated by Rupert Everett, presents for the first time the largely untold testimonies of some of those who survived.

Another Day of Life
11% Match

In 1975, Ryszard Kapuściński, a veteran Polish journalist, embarked on a seemingly suicidal road trip into the heart of the Angola's civil war. There, he witnessed once again the dirty reality of war and discovered a sense of helplessness previously unknown to him. Angola changed him forever: it was a reporter who left Poland, but it was a writer who returned…

Marx Can Wait
10% Match

"Marx can wait" was something Camillo Bellocchio said to his twin Marco the last time they met before the former died at a young age in the heated days of 1968. This documentary is dedicated to his memory.

The Phenomenon
10% Match

This documentary examines unidentified aerial phenomenon. With testimony from high-ranking government officials and NASA Astronauts, Senator Harry Reid says it "makes the incredible credible."

Africa Blood and Guts
9% Match

A chronicle of the violence that occurred in much of the African continent throughout the 1960s. As many African countries were transitioning from colonial rule to other forms of government, violent political upheavals were frequent. Revolutions in Zanzibar and Kenya in which thousands were killed are shown, the violence not only political; there is also extensive footage of hunters and poachers slaughtering different types of wild animals.

The Voice of Hind Rajab
9% Match

January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A five-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her. Her name was Hind Rajab.

Lumumba
9% Match

Lumumba(2000)

Movie6.8/10

The true story of the rise to power and brutal assassination of the formerly vilified and later redeemed leader of the independent Congo, Patrice Lumumba. Using newly discovered historical evidence, Haitian-born and later Congo-raised writer and director Raoul Peck renders an emotional and tautly woven account of the mail clerk and beer salesman with a flair for oratory and an uncompromising belief in the capacity of his homeland to build a prosperous nation independent of its former Belgian overlords. Lumumba emerges here as the heroic sacrificial lamb dubiously portrayed by the international media and led to slaughter by commercial and political interests in Belgium, the United States, the international community, and Lumumba's own administration; a true story of political intrigue and murder where political entities, captains of commerce, and the military dovetail in their quest for economic and political hegemony.