Searching for Sugar Man (2012)

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ORIGINAL TITLE

Searching for Sugar Man (Searching for Sugarman)

YEAR

2012

RUNNING TIME

85 min.

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COUNTRY

(New) Visual section

DIRECTOR

Malik Bendjelloul

SCREENWRITER

Malik Bendjelloul

COMPOSER

Sixto Rodríguez

CINEMATOGRAPHER

Camilla Skagerström

CAST

Documentary, Sixto Rodríguez

STUDIO/PRODUCER

Co-production Sweden-UK; Sony Classics / Red Box Films / Canfield Pictures / Passion Pictures

OFFICIAL WEB

http://www.sonyclassics.com/searchingforsugarman/

AWARDS

2012: Academy Awards: Oscar Best Documentary
2012: Sundance Film Festival: Audience Award (Best Documentary - World Cinema)
2012: BAFTA Awards: Best Documentary
2012: Satellite Awards: Nominated for Best Documentary Film
2012: National Board of Review (NBR): Best Documentary
2012: Los Angeles Film Critics Awards: Runner Up for Best Documentary
2012: Guldbagge Awards: Best Documentary. 6 Nominations
2012: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Best Director (Documentary)

GENRE

Documentary | Music Documentary

SYNOPSIS/PLOT

Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, American Sixto Rodriguez. SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN tells the incredible true story of Rodriguez, the greatest '70s rock icon who never was. Discovered in a Detroit bar in the late '60s by two celebrated producers struck by his soulful melodies and prophetic lyrics, they recorded an album which they believed would secure his reputation as the greatest recording artist of his generation. In fact, the album bombed and the singer disappeared into obscurity amid rumors of a gruesome on-stage suicide. But 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. Their investigation leads them to a story more extraordinary than any of the existing myths about the artist known as Rodriguez.

PRO REVIEWS

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"A fresh and unexpected documentary that plays like a nail-biting mystery and a ticket to ride the whirlwind where art and commerce do battle. (...) Rating: *** (out of four)" (Peter Travers: Rolling Stone)

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"I hope you're able to see this film. You deserve to. And yes, it exists because we need for it to. Rating: **** (out of four)" (Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times)

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"It moves to a relaxed rhythm, in sync with its slightly otherworldly subject" (Michael Phillips: Chicago Tribune)

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"The search for a long-lost pop icon has an unexpected payoff. Rating: ***1/2 (out of four)" (John Anderson: Newsday)

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"Director Malik Bendjelloul's engaging, cleverly structured documentary about the legendary folk singer Rodriguez is shaped like a mystery. rating: *** (out of four)" (Rene Rodriguez: Miami Herald)

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"Beautiful and revelatory, 'Searching for Sugar Man' also incorporates huge chunks of Rodriguez's music. Rating: **** (out of four)" (Steven Rea: Philadelphia Inquirer)

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"A rock documentary that goes way behind the music to tell a story that seems pure urban legend. Rating: ***1/2 (out of four)" (Ty Burr: Boston Globe)

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"Here's the rare music documentary in which the narrative is more interesting than the songs. Rating: **** (out of five)" (Ben Sachs: Chicago Reader)

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"The movie is neatly structured, and Rodriguez turns out to be an interesting guy. He's worth getting to know, even if his music isn't. Rating: **1/2 (out of four)" (Mark Jenkins: The Washington Post)

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"The way in which this fascinating story unfolds (...) renders it thoroughly captivating, often exhilarating. Rating: **** (out of four)" (Claudia Puig: USA Today)

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