The story
Jazz and decolonization are intertwined in a powerful narrative that recounts one of the tensest episodes of the Cold War.
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Patrice LumumbaSelf (archive footage)Louis Armstrong
Louis ArmstrongSelf (archive footage)
Nikita KhrushchevSelf (archive footage)
Dizzy GillespieSelf (archive footage)
Andrée BlouinSelf (archive footage)
Abbey LincolnSelf (archive footage)
Max RoachSelf (archive footage)
Malcolm XSelf (archive footage)
Nina SimoneSelf (archive footage)
John ColtraneSelf (archive footage)
Duke EllingtonSelf (archive footage)
Miriam MakebaSelf (archive footage)Explore the crew
- Director
- Johan Grimonprez
- Editor
- Rik Chaubet
- Producer
- Daan Milius
- Producer
- Rémi Grellety
- Writer
- Johan Grimonprez
- Director of Photography
- Jonathan Wannyn