Searching for Sugar Man

American 2012


Sixto Rodriguez, Ilse Assmann, Clarence Avant, Craig Bartholomew-Strydom, Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman, Dennis Coffey; directed by Malik Bendjelloul

Searching for Sugar Man is a film documentary that details the efforts of two Cape Town fans in the late 1990's to find out the truth about the rumored death of sixties pop star Sixto Rodriquez. What they discover, is a zen-like, real life Sixto Rodriquez living in Detroit. Through vintage and current footage and with the guidance of his three articulate daughters. these two men promote Sixto's unpredicted journey to reclaim his historic fame in South Africa and beyond.




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