“Great Art Always Survives”
Searching for Sugar Man
7.9
1,032 votes·2012
·1h 25m
·MovieMusicDocumentary
Overview
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.
Commercial Verdict
Super Hit
Revenue vs Budget3.7x
0x1x2x3x4x5x
Strong box office performer
Keywords
musician1970smayorsouth africaiconbased on true storymusic businesselectiondetroit, michiganreadingrecordingcity council
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
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