Soundtrack To A Coup D’Etat (12A) (Borderlines Film Festival)

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Event Description

DIRECTOR: Johan Grimonprez
BELGIUM/FRANCE/NETHERLANDS, 2024,
2 HOUR 30 MINUTES,
ENGLISH/FRENCH/DUTCH/RUSSIAN + ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Jazz and decolonisation tangle in this remarkable documentary from Johan Grimonprez.

Innovative and deeply researched, it investigates the incendiary politics of the nascent Democratic Republic of Congo in 1960 in the final months of leader Patrice Lumumba’s life. Drawing imaginative connections between US imperialism, post-war jazz and Pan-African decolonisation, soundtracked by jazz riffs and staccato beats, it’s a bold, invigorating watch that feels like being immersed in a brilliant non-fiction book, dense with ideas and grappling with a complex and fascinating history that speaks to the current moment.

Shortlisted for Best Documentary Feature Oscar 2025

Show Times
*Film starts at advertised time*
Monday 10th March at 7.15pm
Venue: Cinema

Monday 10 March 2025

7:15pm

Malvern Theatres

Location

Malvern Theatres

WR14 3HB

01684 892277

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