2009
PG-13
Sony Pictures Classics
1 h 32 m

2009
PG-13
Sony Pictures Classics
1 h 32 m

Summary In 1974, the most celebrated American R&B acts of the time came together with the most renowned musical groups in Africa for a 12-hour, three-night long concert held in Kinshasa, Zaire. The dream-child of Hugh Masekela and Stewart Levine, this music festival became a reality when they convinced boxing promoter Don King to combine the ev...

Directed By: Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte

Written By: Stewart Levine

2009
PG-13
Sony Pictures Classics
1 h 32 m

2009
PG-13
Sony Pictures Classics
1 h 32 m

Soul Power

Name: Soul Power
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2009-07-10
Duration: 1 min 32 s
Rating: 76
Cast: Muhammad Ali, James Brown, Don King, Afrisa, Fania All-Stars

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews

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Directed By: Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte

Written By: Stewart Levine

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Generally Favorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Explosively exciting film.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Soul Power is both a funk-tastic time capsule and a timeless celebration of the human spirit.

By Joe Williams FULL REVIEW

New York Daily News

Anyone awed by 1996's "When We Were Kings" - and really, that should be anyone who's seen it - will consider this vivid companion piece essential viewing.

By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW

The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

Pretty much a non-stop head-bobbing knee-bouncer.

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Village Voice

Takes too long to get to the meat of its matter, but captivates once it does.

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Baltimore Sun

For a documentary about a music festival, Soul Power doesn't include nearly enough music.

By Chris Kaltenbach FULL REVIEW

San Francisco Chronicle

As the record of a cultural event, Soul Power is a hit-and-miss affair.

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Production Company Antidote Films (I)

Release Date Jul 10, 2009

Duration 1 h 32 m

Rating PG-13

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Tagline The greatest music festival that you have never seen.

Website http://www.sonyclassics.com/soulpower/

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Awards

Los Angeles Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US

• 1 Nomination

Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards

• 1 Nomination

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Muhammad Ali

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James Brown

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Don King

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Afrisa

Themselves - Performers

Fania All-Stars

Themselves - Performers

Buddy Allen

Self - Manager

Ray Barretto

Self - Performer

Big Black

Self - Performer

Keith Bradshaw

Self - Investor Representative

Kent Leon Brinkley

Self - Crusader

Drew Bundini Brown

Self - Ali's Cameraman

David Butts

Self - Dancer

Larry Carlton

Self - Crusader

Stokely Carmichael

Self - Black Nationalist

Stix Cooper

Self - Crusader

The Crusaders

Themselves - Performers

Celia Cruz

Self

Manu Dibango

Self

Loko Massengo Djeskain

Self - Performer

Henry Fambrough

Self - Spinner

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