Searching for Sugar Man

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Searching for Sugar Man

Release Date: July 27, 2012 (limited)
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Director: Malik Bendjelloul
Screenwriter: Not Available
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for brief strong language and some drug references)
Website: N/A

Starring: Rodriguez

Plot Summary: "Searching for Sugar Man" tells the incredible 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.

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I saw this doc, 3 times in the last 24 hours. Never heard of it before. Did not know it won an Oscar for best doc. This is fantastic for anyone to watch. Especially if you grew up during that era.
 

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