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Searching for Sugar Man

Allowed 82 minutes 2012 8.2

Swedish Malik Bendjellouls' documentary is the incredible story of musician Sixto Rodriguez, discovered in Detroit in the '60s, and was expected to be his generation's biggest. When his recording career failed he went underground. In apartheid South Africa, he became a huge phenomenon. One day two South African fans try to find out the truth about what happened to their hero. The film won an Oscar in the category of Best Documentary in 2013.

The film is not playable outside of Sweden
Category: Documentary
Genre: Biography, music
Director: Malik Bendjelloul
Country: Sweden
Language: English