Movie
Searching for Sugar Man
2012PG-131h 25m7.9 / 10
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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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Synopsis
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.
More about Searching for Sugar Man
Cast
Stephen SegermanSelf
RodriguezSelf
Regan RodriguezSelf
Eva RodriguezSelfMike TheodoreSelf
Dennis CoffeySelf
Sandra Rodriguez-KennedySelf
Clarence AvantSelfCredits
- Directed by
- Malik Bendjelloul
- Written by
- Malik Bendjelloul, Stephen Segerman, Craig Bartholomew Strydom
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $1M
- Box office
- $3.7M
Production
Passion PicturesUnited Kingdom- Red Box FilmsUnited Kingdom
- Canfield PicturesSweden
Themes
1970sbased on true storycity councildetroit, michiganelectioniconmayormusic business
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