Searching for Sugar Man 2012/ The transfixing true story of a musician who was never aware of his fame
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Jonathon F.
This is the story of an almost unknown musician of the 60’s and early 70’s, known as Rodriguez.
He was shunned in his native U.S., but beloved in the most unlikely of countries, Apartheid-era South Africa. His bootleg albums circulated widely among his fans there, propelling him to extreme levels of fame. But he had no idea. This is a feel-good production that can also be sharp-witted when it needs to be.
This is the story of an almost unknown musician of the 60’s and early 70’s, known as Rodriguez.
He was shunned in his native U.S., but beloved in the most unlikely of countries, Apartheid-era South Africa. His bootleg albums circulated widely among his fans there, propelling him to extreme levels of fame. But he had no idea. This is a feel-good production that can also be sharp-witted when it needs to be.