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Searching for Sugar Man

Cast

Dennis Coffey, Rodriguez, Stephen Segerman, Mike Theodore View All


Crew

Malik Bendjelloul (Director), Malik Bendjelloul (Writer), Stephen Segerman (Story), Craig Bartholomew Strydom (Story) View All

Release: Jun. 30th, 2012
Runtime: 1 hour, 25 minutes
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez. The film won Best Documentary at the 85th Academy Awards.
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12 Looking For Sugar Man
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JayDee
The film spends most of its time detailing the impact that Rodriguez had on the people who knew him and who heard his music, but I've got to say I would have liked them to delve deeper into Rodriguez's life; to see and hear more from the man himself.


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