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Dominican Rep. Searching for Sugar Man
- Original title
- Searching for Sugar Man
- Year
- 2012
- Running time
- 87 min.
- Country
Sweden- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production Sweden-United Kingdom;
- Genre
- Documentary | Music Documentary. Biography
- Synopsis
- 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.
- Rankings Position
- Awards
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2012: Academy Awards: Oscar Best Documentary2012: BAFTA Awards: Best Documentary2012: Guldbagge Awards (Sweden): Best Documentary. 6 Nominations2012: Sundance Film Festival: Audience Award (Best Documentary - World Cinema)2012: Satellite Awards: Nominated for Best Documentary Film2012: National Board of Review (NBR): Best Documentary
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- Ranking Lists Position
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- 3 My Favorite Documentaries (450)
- 9 My Favorite Swedish Movies (40)
- 22 My Top 10 Movies from 2012 (236)
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