Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez.
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Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman | ... |
Himself - Record Shop Owner
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Dennis Coffey | ... |
Himself - Co-Producer, Cold Fact 1970
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Mike Theodore | ... |
Himself - Co-Producer, Cold Fact 1970
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Dan DiMaggio | ... |
Himself - Bartender, The Brewery
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Jerome Ferretti | ... |
Himself - Bricklayer
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Steve Rowland | ... |
Himself - Producer, Coming from Reality 1971
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Willem Möller | ... |
Himself - Musician
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Craig Bartholomew Strydom | ... |
Himself - Music Journalist
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Ilse Assmann | ... |
Herself - Former Apartheid Archivist
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Steve M. Harris | ... |
Himself - Teal Trutone
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Robbie Mann | ... |
Himself - RPM Records
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Himself - Former Chairman of Motown Records
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Eva Rodriguez | ... |
Herself - Rodriguez's Eldest Daughter
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Himself
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Regan Rodriguez | ... |
Herself - Rodriguez's Youngest Daughter
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In the early 1970s, Sixto Rodriguez was a Detroit folksinger who had a short-lived recording career with only two well received but non-selling albums. Unknown to Rodriguez, his musical story continued in South Africa where he became a pop music icon and inspiration for generations. Long rumored there to be dead by suicide, a few fans in the 1990s decided to seek out the truth of their hero's fate. What follows is a bizarrely heartening story in which they found far more in their quest than they ever hoped, while a Detroit construction laborer discovered that his lost artistic dreams came true after all. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
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Rated PG-13 for brief strong language and some drug references | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
27 December 2012 (Germany) See more »Also Known As:
Sugar Man See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$27,459 (USA) (27 July 2012)Gross:
$3,695,904 (USA) (16 August 2013)Company Credits
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Dolby DigitalAspect Ratio:
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During the credits there is a spelling error - It says "Mabu Vinly" instead of "Mabu Vinyl" See more »Quotes
Rick Emmerson: He had this kind of magical quality that all the genuine poets and artists have: to elevate things. To get above the mundane, the prosaic. All the bullshit. All the mediocrity that's everywhere. The artist, the artist is the pioneer.See more »
I caught this movie at an advanced screening at the UN during Mandela week and I must say I was pleasantly surprised by the movie and even more enthralled to discover this long, lost gem of music. The movie revolves around an up-and-coming Rock'n'roller from the 70s who recorded two albums and then disappeared into obscurity. His music was lost in the US but by a strange coincidence becomes a cult hit in South Africa and becomes a symbol of rebellion for the underground white, anti-apartheid sub-culture. The documentary is a lovely journey of discovery of the south africans who try to find the roots of this enigma and re-discover his music. I won't spoil too much but for fans of Dylan like music, this might be a long, lost gem and music that perhaps, at least now, deserves more recognition and appreciation.