Searching for Sugar Man
Searching for Sugar Man
Movie
Searching for Sugar Man
“Great Art Always Survives”
7.9/10
2012
1h 25m
en
Music
Documentary

Overview

Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.

Director

Malik Bendjelloul

Writers

Malik Bendjelloul

Movie Information

Release Date

June 30, 2012

Runtime

1h 25m

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Vote Count

1,011

Production

Passion Pictures

Red Box Films

Canfield Pictures

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