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Searching for Sugar Man (2012)
Director: Malik Bendjelloul
Cast: Stephen Segerman, Rodriguez, Regan Rodriguez, Eva Rodriguez
Runtime85 min
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Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.
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Searching for Sugar Man, the 2012 documentary directed by Malik Bendjelloul, offers a captivating exploration of the mysterious life and career of the 1970s musician Rodriguez. Fans of films that delve into the hidden stories of overlooked artists will appreciate this film's beautifully crafted investigation into the man behind the music, featuring compelling performances from Rodriguez and his South African fans.
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Searching for Sugar Man is a 2012 documentary film, written and directed by Malik Bendjelloul, which details the efforts in the late 1990s of two Cape Town fans, Stephen "Sugar" Segerman and Craig Bartholomew Strydom, to find out whether the rumoured death of American musician Sixto Rodriguez was true and, if not, to discover what had become of him. Rodriguez's music, which had never achieved success in his home country of the United States, had become very popular in South Africa, although little was known about him there.
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