Searching for Sugar Man

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1h 25m
2012
7.892 /10 (992)

Great Art Always Survives

Overview

Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.

Country : Sweden, United Kingdom
Languages : English
Released Date: 2012-06-30

Top Billed Cast

Stephen Segerman

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Rodriguez

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Regan Rodriguez

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Eva Rodriguez

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Mike Theodore

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Dennis Coffey

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Sandra Rodriguez-Kennedy

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Clarence Avant

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Steve Rowland

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Malik Bendjelloul

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Dan DiMaggio

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Jerome Ferretti

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Willem Möller

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Craig Bartholomew Strydom

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Ilse Assmann

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Steve M. Harris

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