Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

dir. Johan Grimonprez/France/2024/150 min.

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date

time

Kinoteka, sala 1

2024-05-12

20:00

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Muranów, Gerard

2024-05-13

20:15

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Kinoteka, sala 2

2024-05-15

20:15

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Atlantic, sala A

2024-05-17

17:30

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Kinoteka, sala 4

2024-05-18

20:30

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Jazz and decolonization are entwined in this historical rollercoaster that rewrites the Cold War episode that led musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach to crash the UN Security Council in protest against the murder of Patrice Lumumba.

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projection time:

150 min.
country/year:

France /2024
director:

Johan Grimonprez
editor:

Rick Chaubert
production:

Daan Milius, Rèmy Grellety / Omomatopee Films, Warboys Films
festivals and awards:

2024 – Sundance FF: Jury Award for Innovative Filmmaking, 2024 – CPH:DOX Copenhagen

sections:

Cinema for Humans
competitions:

Bydgoszcz ART.DOC Award Lower Silesia Grand Prix Main Competition | SILESIAN AUDIENCE AWARD 2024 The City of Poznań Freedom Award Grand Prix Bank Millennium Award Warsaw Documentary Award The Mayor of Gdynia Award
tags:

Africa USA history music awarded politics postcolonialism