Searching for Sugar Man
“Great Art Always Survives”
2012•PG-13•1h 25m•7.9•Released
MusicDocumentary
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.
Director
Malik Bendjelloul
Writer
Malik Bendjelloul
Budget
$1M
Revenue
$4M
Languages
English
Studio
Passion Pictures
Cast
Stephen Segerman
Self
Rodriguez
Self
Regan Rodriguez
Self
Eva Rodriguez
Self
Mike Theodore
Self
Dennis Coffey
Self
Sandra Rodriguez-Kennedy
Self
Clarence Avant
Self
Steve Rowland
Self
Malik Bendjelloul
Self (uncredited)
Dan DiMaggio
Self
Jerome Ferretti
Self
Willem Möller
Self
Craig Bartholomew Strydom
Self
Ilse Assmann
Self
Production
Company
Passion Pictures
Company
Red Box Films
Company
Canfield Pictures
Producer
Simon Chinn
Producer
Malik Bendjelloul
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