Fresh
At 85 minutes, it's a tight, sharp achievement, yet one of the things I love about it is simple: It moves to a relaxed rhythm, in sync with its slightly otherworldly subject.
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Searching for Sugar Man
Great Art Always Survives
2012 · 1h 25m · PG-13
Documentary, Music
Directed by
Malik Bendjelloul
Overview
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
95%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The search for a long-lost pop icon has an unexpected payoff.
John Anderson, Newsday
Fresh
[A] moving, lyrical account ...
Ken Marks, New Yorker
Fresh
It starts as a bittersweet parable about the cruelty of commerce, but the wonder of "Searching for Sugar Man" will not soon slip away.
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fresh
Director Malik Bendjelloul's engaging, cleverly structured documentary about the legendary folk singer Rodriguez is shaped like a mystery.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
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