Searching for Sugar Man
2012SwedenLanguage: EnglishDirected by Malik Bendjelloul★ 7.9
Available in English: subtitled
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.
Themes and style
Tone
melancholichopefulhauntingwarm
Pacing
slow burnmethodicalescalating
Story
investigationjourney
Emotion
longingbelongingredemptionfiguring out who you areloss of innocence
Themes
life under oppressioncaught between worldspovertyclass and money
Feel
quietly hauntingcatharticcrowd pleaserdiscussion starterrewatchable
Violence
none