Soundtrack To A Coup D'etat

Screening

04.04.2025, 19:00
Gartenbaukino
Parkring 12, 1010 Wien 

Johan Grimonprez, BEL/FRA/HOL 2024
150 min. OmdU

A riveting essay film by Johan Grimonprez that centres on the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the first democratically elected prime minister of Congo.

The film explores the intersection of jazz music, geopolitics, and colonial power during the Cold War. Grimonprez masterfully weaves archival footage, personal videos, and speeches by Lumumba with the stories of black jazz legends such as Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie.

A harrowing look at colonial exploitation and the lasting effects of historical injustice.

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