Director: Malik Bendjelloul
Writer: Malik Bendjelloul / Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman / Craig Bartholomew Strydom
Cast: Sixto Rodriguez / Steve Rowland / Malik Bendjelloul / Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman / Dennis Coffey / more...
Genre: Documentary / Music / Biography
Country/Region: UK / Finland / Sweden
Language: English
Release Date: 2012-01-19 (Sundance Film Festival) / 2012-07-26 (UK)
Runtime: 86 minutes
Also Known As: Searching for Sugar Man
IMDb: tt2125608
Rodriguez released two albums in the 1970s, Cold Fact and Coming From Reality, which sold over half a million copies in South Africa and earned him a following comparable to the Rolling Stones. But unlike other famous American artists, South African fans had no information about Rodriguez beyond the songs on his albums and a blurry photo on the cover. After those two records, he seemed to vanish without a trace.
Rodriguez himself was unaware of his phenomenal success in South Africa. Back in the US, he lived a completely different life—unknown, with poor album sales, dropped by his record label, and working as a roofer to make ends meet. When Cape Town record store owner Stephen and music journalist Craig heard a bizarre rumor that Rodriguez had set himself on fire on stage, they began investigating. Their search for the "Little Sugar Man" unraveled a mysterious and legendary story...
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Rodriguez himself was unaware of his phenomenal success in South Africa. Back in the US, he lived a completely different life—unknown, with poor album sales, dropped by his record label, and working as a roofer to make ends meet. When Cape Town record store owner Stephen and music journalist Craig heard a bizarre rumor that Rodriguez had set himself on fire on stage, they began investigating. Their search for the "Little Sugar Man" unraveled a mysterious and legendary story...
DCP Chinese-language master created by LI TRUST