Searching for Sugar Man

Name: Searching for Sugar Man
Released: 2012-7-27
Cast: Rodriguez

PG-13
1h 26m
2012

95%

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SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN tells the incredible true story of Rodriguez, the greatest ‘70s rock icon who never was. After being discovered in a Detroit bar, Rodriguez’s sound struck 2 renowned producers and they signed a recording deal. But when the album bombed, the singer disappeared into obscurity. A bootleg recording found its way into apartheid South Africa and over the next two decades, he became a phenomenon. The film follows the story of two South African fans who set out to find out what really happened to their hero.

Director:

Malik Bendjelloul

Producer:

Simon Chinn

Cast:

Rodriguez

FEATURES

Locked video

Making Sugar Man

Locked video

An Evening with Malik Bendjelloul and Rodriguez

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

95%

Critics Consensus: A fascinating portrait of a forgotten musical pioneer, Searching for Sugar Man is by turns informative and mysterious.

Reviews

NME

Rebecca Schiller

The driving force of Searching For Sugar Man is the fans, and their journey from the discovery of their favourite singer to the sell-out South African shows he plays 30 years after...

May 4, 2021

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Battleship Pretension

David Bax

If you go see Searching for Sugar Man - and I suggest you do - try not to know too much about him beforehand.

March 10, 2021

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Charlotte Sometimes Goes to the Movies

Charlotte Harrison

Stranger than fiction, this is an incredible story about a true talent.

December 2, 2020

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TheIndependentCritic.com

Richard Propes

Benefits from camera work by Camilla Skagerstrom that is nothing short of amazing and beautiful and the perfect meditative counterpart to Rodriguez's music.

Although its attempts to play out as some sort of missing person drama perhaps sit at odds with its subject, the film is an engrossing yarn with a touch of visual flair from Malik Bendjelloul.

February 13, 2020

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