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Searching for Sugar Man (2012) - Movie Details

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Release Date: July 27, 2012 (Limited)
On DVD: January 22, 2013
Genre: Documentary
Director: Malik Bendjelloul
Writer: NA
Cast: NA
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Running Time: 86 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for brief strong language and some drug references

"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...

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In the 1970's, a musician named Sixto Rodriguez released a few records that failed to resonate with American audiences. Meanwhile, in South Africa, his music came to signify the opposition to apartheid and he became more popular than Elvis and the Rolling Stones. Too bad he died before he could ever perform for his fans. Or did he?

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