In Collaboration with Telegraph Hill Centre, Deptford Cinema presents: Soundtrack to a Coup D’etat

Jazz and decolonisation are entwined in this historical rollercoaster that rewrites the Cold War episode that led musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach to crash the U.N security council in protest against the murder of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba.

Crackling with energy and verve, this masterful film takes history and creates an audacious musical documentary.

From the producer of I Am Not Your Negro, the documentary features Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone, Dizzy Gillepsie and Malcolm X.

Director: Johan Grimonprez

Cast: Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone, Dizzy Gillepsie

Running time: 150 min

BBFC: 12A

Doors and bar open 6.30pm. Film starts at 7.30 pm.

Ticket: PAY WHAT YOU CAN - SUGGESTED PRICE £6

“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat, a breathtaking, ideas-packed journey that weaves together American jazz and the geopolitical machinations of the 1950s and 60s”

THE GUARDIAN

“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat is a furious and elliptical film, a piece of true history structured like a spider web and drenched in real urgency.”

THE NEW YORK TIMES