Searching for Sugar Man
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Searching for Sugar Man is a 2012 documentary film that follows two South African fans investigating the mysterious fate of American musician Sixto Rodriguez, whose music became a cult phenomenon in their country.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Searching for Sugar Man canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | documentary film ⓘ |
| basedOn | real events in the life of Sixto Rodriguez ⓘ |
| boxOfficeGrossUSD | over 3 million ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Camilla Skagerström NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Finland
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Sweden ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widespread critical acclaim ⓘ |
| director | Malik Bendjelloul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Sony Pictures Classics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Malik Bendjelloul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresGenre |
folk rock
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psychedelic rock ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | use of Super 8 and 8mm-style footage ⓘ |
| follows | two South African fans investigating the fate of Sixto Rodriguez ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical documentary
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music documentary ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
apartheid in South Africa
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censorship of music ⓘ cult fandom ⓘ music piracy and bootlegs ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Sixto Rodriguez
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South African fans of Rodriguez ⓘ music fandom in apartheid-era South Africa ⓘ |
| musicBy | Sixto Rodriguez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Sixto Rodriguez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
the impact of Rodriguez’s music in South Africa
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the rediscovery of Sixto Rodriguez ⓘ urban legends surrounding Rodriguez’s rumored death ⓘ |
| posterTagline | He was a star in the making, who vanished without a trace. ⓘ |
| premieredAt | Sundance Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Simon Chinn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Canal+
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Red Box Films NERFINISHED ⓘ SVT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2012-01-22 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 86 ⓘ |
| setIn |
Detroit
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South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation | Sixto Rodriguez is an American singer-songwriter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wonAward |
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
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Audience Award (World Cinema Documentary) at Sundance ⓘ BAFTA Award for Best Documentary NERFINISHED ⓘ Special Jury Prize (World Cinema Documentary) at Sundance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Malik Bendjelloul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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National Board of Review Award for Best Documentary
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Searching for Sugar Man
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