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Rated: 13+ (PG-13)20121h 25mOn: Rent or Buy Only Tags: Music About Africa Political Country: Finland

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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. The film won Best Documentary at the 85th Academy Awards.Searching for Sugar Man featuring Dennis Coffey and Rodriguez is available for rent or purchase on iTunes, available for rent or purchase on Google Play, available for rent or purchase on Prime Video, and 3 others. It's a biography and documentary movie with a high IMDb audience rating of 8.2 (63,779 votes) and was very well received by critics.

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Cast & Crew

Malik Bendjelloul

Director

Dennis Coffey

Himself - Co-Producer, Cold Fact 1970

Rodriguez

Himself

Stephen Segerman

Himself - Record Shop Owner

Mike Theodore

Himself - Co-Producer, Cold Fact 1970

Regan Rodriguez

Herself - Rodriguez's Youngest Daughter

Sandra Rodriguez-Kennedy

Herself - Rodriguez's Middle Daughter

Eva Rodriguez

Herself - Rodriguez's Eldest Daughter

Clarence Avant

Himself - Former Chairman of Motown Records

Steve Rowland

Himself - Producer, Coming from Reality 1971

Malik Bendjelloul

Himself - Interviewer (uncredited)

Dan DiMaggio

Himself - Bartender, The Brewery

Jerome Ferretti

Himself - Bricklayer

Willem Möller

Himself - Musician

Craig Bartholomew Strydom

Himself - Music Journalist

Ilse Assmann

Herself - Former Apartheid Archivist

Steve M. Harris

Himself - Teal Trutone

Robbie Mann

Himself - RPM Records

Rick Emmerson

Himself - Construction Worker Colleague

Rian Malan

Himself - Journalist and Writer

Malik Bendjelloul

Producer

Simon Chinn

Producer

Andrew Ruhemann

Executive Producer

Hjalmar Palmgren

Executive Producer

John Battsek

Executive Producer

Maggie Monteith

Executive Producer

Sheryl Crown

Executive Producer

Malik Bendjelloul

Writer

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#999 Ranked Movie

#13 Ranked in About Africa Movies

#42 Ranked in Documentary Movies

#85 Ranked in Music Movies

Searching for Sugar Man has a high IMDb audience rating of 8.2 (63,779 votes) and was very well received by critics. The movie is popular with Reelgood users lately.

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