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2009·PG

Soul Power

The greatest music festival that you have never seen.

DocumentaryMusic1h 33m

🍅85%

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85%

Tomatometer

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79%

Popcornmeter

6.5

TMDB

Storyline

Soul Power is a 2008 documentary film about the Zaire 74 music festival in Kinshasa which accompanied the Rumble in the Jungle heavyweight boxing championship match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in October 1974. The film was made from archival footage; other footage shot at the time focusing on the fight was edited to form the film When We Were Kings.

Trailers

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Details

DirectorJeffrey Kusama-Hinte

ReleasedJun 10, 2009

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guidePGCA

Studio

Antidote Films

Cast

James Brown

James Brown

Self (archive footage)

Bill Withers

Bill Withers

Self (archive footage)

B.B. King

B.B. King

Self (archive footage)

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Self (archive footage)

Don King

Don King

Self (archive footage)

Manu Dibango

Manu Dibango

Self

Lola Love

Self

Franco Luombo

Self

Miriam Makeba

Miriam Makeba

Self (archive footage)

Celia Cruz

Celia Cruz

Self (archive footage)

Hugh Masekela

Hugh Masekela

Self (archive footage)

Johnny Pacheco

Self (archive footage)

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

fuboTV

Rent / Buy

Amazon Video

Apple TV Store

Google Play Movies

YouTube

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Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

7 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“Featuring some incredible performances from many 70s soul legends, Soul Power is an exhilarating snap-shot of a bygone era.”

85% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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Ann Hornaday

RTWashington PostAug 14, 2009

Soul Power turns out to be an unusually resonant time capsule, one that weaves together theatrics, musicianship, cosmopolitanism and sharp political critique in a vibrant look-back that's at once celebratory and wistful.

J

Joe Williams

RTSt. Louis Post-DispatchAug 13, 2009

It's impossible not to be moved.

D

Dan DeLuca

RTPhiladelphia InquirerJul 30, 2009

It packs the emotional and historical power of a heady 'family gathering' celebration of African and, to use the term then in fashion, Afro-American pride.

D

David Lamble

RTBay Area ReporterJun 18, 2020

... worth catching for its awesome views of B.B. King ("The Thrill is Gone") and soul daddy James Brown in the time capsule of 1974 Zaire.

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Information

Title

Soul Power

Released

Jun 10, 2009

Rated

PG

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 33m

Status

Released

Studio

Antidote Films

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