Soul Power
Seen it?2009 | 93 min | Documentary, Music
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (84% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had almost no lasting buzz and soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious. If you loved One Direction: This Is Us or Stop Making Sense, start here.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
84% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 7K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte
- James BrownSelf (archive footage)
- Bill WithersSelf (archive footage)
- B.B. KingSelf (archive footage)
- Muhammad AliSelf (archive footage)
- Don KingSelf (archive footage)
- Manu DibangoSelf
- Lola LoveSelf
- Franco LuomboSelf
- Miriam MakebaSelf (archive footage)
- Celia CruzSelf (archive footage)