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Searching for Sugar Man(2012)
Status: Released
Date: 2012-06-30
79%
922 Votes
Time: 1h 25m
Great Art Always Survives
Overview:
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.
Languages: English.
Countries:
Finland,
South Africa,
Sweden,
United Kingdom,
United States of America
Budget: $1,000,000.00
Revenue: $3,696,196.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Red Box Films
Canfield Pictures
Movie: Searching for Sugar Man
Top 10 Billed Cast
Stephen Segerman
Self
Rodriguez
Self
Regan Rodriguez
Self
Eva Rodriguez
Self
Dennis Coffey
Self
Sandra Rodriguez-Kennedy
Self
Clarence Avant
Self
Steve Rowland
Self
Malik Bendjelloul
Self (uncredited)
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