Voice of State
To take a country. They went for the radio.
On the morning of Kenya's 1982 coup attempt, a trusted radio broadcaster is forced at gunpoint to announce the fall of his own government only to become the voice that helps restore it, as truth and power collide over the airwaves.
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On the morning of Kenya's 1982 coup attempt, a trusted radio broadcaster is forced at gunpoint to announce the fall of his own government only to become the voice that helps restore it, as truth and power collide over the airwaves.
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- Budget
- $400
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- Domestic gross
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- Release date
- Jul 16, 2026
- Runtime
- 0h 46m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English, Swahili
- Country
- Kenya
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