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- 86 Minutes
- Sony Pictures Classics
- Language English
- Country Sweden, UK
- Rated:
- Format: Widescreen
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- Directed by Malik Bendjelloul
- Starring Malik Bendjelloul
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SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN tells the incredible true story of Rodriguez, the greatest 70s rock icon who never was. After being discovered in a Detroit bar, Rodriguezs sound struck 2 renowned producers and they signed a recording deal. But when the album bombed, the singer disappeared into obscurity. A bootleg recording found its way into apartheid South Africa and over the next two decades, he became a phenomenon. The film follows the story of two South African fans who set out to find out what really happened to their hero.
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Won: Audience Award, Special Jury Prize, 2012 Sundance Film Festival; Best Documentary, 2012 Los Angeles Film Festival; Best Feature, Best Music, 2012 International Documentary Association; Best Documentary, 2012 Durban Internati
Nominated: Grand Jury Prize, 2012 Sundance Film Festival; Best Documentary, 2012 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards; Best International Independent Film; 2012 British Independent Film Awards
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SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN is a winning musical detective story about a failed, forgotten early '70s rocker who became a huge success halfway across the world -- in absentia, while presumed dead for decades. -- Dennis Harvey, VARIETY
- More on Searching for Sugar Man :
- Interview with director Malik Bendjelloul
- Article on the film
- 60 Minutes segment on Rodriguez's history
Genres: Documentary