Searching for Sugar Man
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.
Cast
Stephen Segerman
as Self
Rodriguez
as Self
Regan Rodriguez
as Self
Eva Rodriguez
as Self
Mike Theodore
as Self
Dennis Coffey
as Self
Sandra Rodriguez-Kennedy
as Self
Clarence Avant
as Self
Steve Rowland
as Self
Malik Bendjelloul
as Self (uncredited)
Reviews
Andres Gomez
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
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...
Igbochild
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...
badelf
This is probably the most enjoyable documentary film I've ever seen. It's about a singer from the 70s whom I've never heard of (although I'm old enough) even though he's clearly a better poet and songwriter than Bob Dylan (yes, I said that and I'm a poet so there's my credentials). If you know anyth...
CinemaSerf
This is quite a curious documentary that at times made me wonder if the whole story was an hoax. It's all about Sixto Rodriguez who made a couple of albums in the early 1970s that had some critical acclaim but didn't track at all with the audience. Well not in the USA, they didn't. In South Africa i...
