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Searching for Sugar Man

Genre: Music | Documentary
Country: Sweden, UK
Year: 2012
Duration: 86 min

Director: Malik Bendjelloul
Scenario: Malik Bendjelloul

Cast: Rodriguez, Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman, Dennis Coffey

Programme selection: Planet Rock

Synopsis:

Rodriguez was the greatest ‘70s US rock icon who never was. Momentarily hailed as the finest recording artist of his generation, he disappeared into oblivion – rising again from the ashes in a completely different context a continent away. SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN is a film about hope, inspiration and the resonating power of music.

Original language: English
Subtitle: Serbian
Producer: Malik Bendjelloul, Simon Chinn
Production co: Red Box Films, Passion Pictures, Canfield Pictures

Filmography: Searching for Sugar Man, The History of Heavy Metal