SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN tells the incredible true story of Rodriguez, the greatest 70s rock icon who never was. After being discovered in a Detroit bar, Rodriguez's sound struck 2 renowned producers and they signed a recording deal. But when the album bombed, the singer disappeared into obscurity. A bootleg recording found it's way into apartheid South Africa and over the next two decades, he became a phenomenon. The film follows the story of two South African fans who set out to find out what really happened to their hero.
Director: Malik Bendjelloul
Producer: Alain Silver
Producer: Ehud Bleiberg
Producer: Larry Rattner
Producer: Malik Bendjelloul
Producer: Simon Chinn
Producer: Yitzhak Ginsberg
Actor: Jerone Ferretti
Actor: Rodriguez
Actor: Stephen Segerman
Actor: Dennis Coffey
Actor: Dan DiMaggio
Actor: Jerome Ferretti
Actor: Craig Bartholomew-Strydom
Actor: Ilse Assmann
Actor: Clarence Avant
Actor: Sixto Rodriguez
Actor: Rick Emmerson
Actor: Mike Theodore
Actor: Steve Rowland
Actor: Willem Moller
Actor: Steve M. Harris
Actor: Robbie Mann
Actor: Eva Rodriguez
Actor: Regan Rodriguez
Actor: Sandra Rodriguez-Kennedy
Actor: Rian Malan