Should you watch Searching for Sugar Man?
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Searching for Sugar Man
Documentary · 2012
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.
The sides of Searching for Sugar Man
- Rodriguez, a Detroit singer who sold almost nothing at home
- His record everywhere in apartheid South Africa
- Two fans trying to find out how he died
Searching for Sugar Man is good for you if…
- you like discovering songs you've never heard, and hearing why they mattered.
- you like an investigation that starts with record sleeves and royalties.
- you can be moved by how much a few songs meant to people on the other side of the world.
Searching for Sugar Man is bad for you if…
- you want more happening than interviews and songs.
- you'd rather a made-up story than a documentary about real people.
About: fame · humility · second chances
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