Movies like Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

“Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024) is a French-era documentary that frames jazz performances as evidentiary material within a Cold War decolonization crisis. It stages its core conflict through archival montage, chiaroscuro framing and diegetic/non-diegetic sound pivots that make music an instrument of political pressure. The film demonstrates that sonic practice functioned as diplomatic theater, reshaping how decolonization and external power struggles are heard and historicized.”