Searching for Sugar Man
Searching for Sugar Man
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Searching for Sugar Man (2012)

PG-13 (US) | Sweden, UK, Finland | English | 86 min
Directed by: Malik Bendjelloul
8.2

In the early 1970s, Sixto Rodriguez was a Detroit folksinger who had a short-lived recording career with only two well received but non-selling albums. Unknown to Rodriguez, his musical story continued in South Africa where he became a pop music icon and inspiration for generations. Long rumored there to be dead by suicide, a few fans in the 1990s decided to seek out the truth of their hero's fate. What follows is a bizarrely heartening story in which they found far more in their quest than they ever hoped, while a Detroit construction laborer discovered that his lost artistic dreams came true after all.

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Release Date

USA
(Sundance Film Festival)
2012-01-19
USA
(True/False Film Festival)
2012-03-03
Czech Republic
(Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
2012-06-30
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Also Known As (A.K.A.)

Searching for Sugar Man
(Original title)
Searching for Sugar Man
Australia
Procurando Sugar Man
Brazil
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Parent Guide

Sex & Nudity
None
Violence & Gore
None
Profanity
Mild
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Mild
Frightening & Intense Scenes
None