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Movie Details

Original Title Searching for Sugar Man
Original Language EN
Budget $1,000,000
Revenue $3,696,196
Status Released
Popularity 2.0

Cast

Stephen Segerman
Stephen Segerman
Self
Popularity: 0.1
Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Self
Popularity: 0.1
Regan Rodriguez
Regan Rodriguez
Self
Popularity: 0.2
Eva Rodriguez
Eva Rodriguez
Self
Popularity: 0.1
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Mike Theodore
Self
Popularity: 0.2
Dennis Coffey
Dennis Coffey
Self
Popularity: 0.1
Sandra Rodriguez-Kennedy
Sandra Rodriguez-Kennedy
Self
Popularity: 0.2
Clarence Avant
Clarence Avant
Self
Popularity: 0.2
Steve Rowland
Steve Rowland
Self
Popularity: 0.8
Malik Bendjelloul
Malik Bendjelloul
Self (uncredited)
Popularity: 3.7
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Dan DiMaggio
Self
Popularity: 0.2
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Jerome Ferretti
Self
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Producer Simon Chinn, Malik Bendjelloul
Director Malik Bendjelloul
Executive Producer Hjalmar Palmgren, Sheryl Crown, Andrew Ruhemann
Writer Malik Bendjelloul
Editor Malik Bendjelloul

Production

Passion Pictures
GB
Red Box Films
GB
Canfield Pictures
SE

Videos & Trailers

Searching For Sugar Man | Official Trailer HD (2012)
Searching For Sugar Man | Official Trailer HD (2012)
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Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

Andres Gomez 6/10
Apr 5, 2014

An interesting story in a well driven story and high quality cut. However, it tries to be much more epic than what it actually is.

Cavalli 8/10
Aug 11, 2019

An unlikely and interesting story that is part historical, part investigation and ultimately satisfying. The historical backdrop of South Africa's dictatorship years and of the lack of communication it had with the outside world are key in understanding why this strange story could happen in the fir ... Read more

Igbochild 10/10
Jul 6, 2022

An endlessly fascinating and compelling story involving Rodriguez, a talented American singer-songwriter that should have been a household name, but instead quickly faded into obscurity. Long rumored to have died under tragic circumstances, his music develops a cult following among the Afrikaner you ... Read more

Rating
7.9
/10

Based on 951 votes

Details
Release Date June 30, 2012
Runtime 1h 25m
Budget $1,000,000
Revenue $3,696,196
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 2.0
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