Direction: Johan Grimonprez
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Johan Grimonprez. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Titles found: 5
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024 · Documentary · 150 min. · Belgium
Direction Johan Grimonprez
Cast Louis Armstrong · Miles Davis · Nina Simone · Dizzy Gillespie
Synopsis 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.
7.7
404 votes
7.7
404 votes
Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y
1998 · Documentary · 68 min. · Belgium
Direction Johan Grimonprez
Synopsis DIAL H-I-S-T-O-R-Y, the acclaimed hijacking documentary that eerily foreshadowed 9-11. We meet the romantic skyjackers who fought their revolutions and won airtime on the passenger planes of the 1960's and 1970's. By the 1990's, such characters were apparently no more,...
7.1
35 votes
7.1
35 votes
Shadow World
2016 · Documentary · 94 min. · Belgium
Direction Johan Grimonprez
Synopsis Based on the book of 'The Shadow World', this feature length documentary is an investigation into the multi-billion dollar international arms trade.
6.7
27 votes
6.7
27 votes
Double Take
2009 · Documentary · 80 min. · Belgium
Direction Johan Grimonprez
Cast Ron Burrage
6.0
30 votes
6.0
30 votes
Blue Orchids
2017 · Documentary · 48 min. · Belgium
Direction Johan Grimonprez
Synopsis In Blue Orchids, Grimonprez creates a double portrait of two experts situated on opposite ends of the same issue––the global arms trade. The stories of Chris Hedges, the former war correspondent of The New York Times, and Riccardo Privitera, a...
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