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Searching for Sugar Man (2012)

PG-13 · 2012-06-30 · 1h 25m · EN
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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. The film won Best Documentary at the 85th Academy Awards.

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Malik BendjelloulDirector, Writer
Budget
$1M
Box office
$3.7M

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Stephen SegermanStephen SegermanSelfRodriguezRodriguezSelfRegan RodriguezRegan RodriguezSelfEva RodriguezEva RodriguezSelfMike TheodoreMike TheodoreSelfDennis CoffeyDennis CoffeySelfSandra Rodriguez-KennedySandra Rodriguez-KennedySelfClarence AvantClarence AvantSelfSteve RowlandSteve RowlandSelfMalik BendjelloulMalik BendjelloulSelf (uncredited)Dan DiMaggioDan DiMaggioSelfJerome FerrettiJerome FerrettiSelf

Keywords

MusicianDetroit, michigan1970sSouth africaMayorMusic tourReadingIconMusic businessRecordingCity councilElection

Movie DNA

Genre affinityMusic · DocumentaryTheme affinityMusician · Detroit Michigan · 1970sPacingShortDirector preference272549Actor preference242125 · 272543 · 181202Country preferenceSe

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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. The film won Best Documentary at the 85th Academy Awards.

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Searching for Sugar Man has a runtime of 85 minutes.

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