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2012 · 85 min · PG-13

Searching for Sugar Man

Directed by Malik Bendjelloul · Music, Documentary

Searching for Sugar Man (2012) is a Music film, directed by Malik Bendjelloul set in Cape Town and Detroit during the 1970s–1990s. It runs 85 minutes and is rated PG-13.

A biopic, with a contemplative and hopeful tone. Themes of memory & nostalgia and identity play out through multiple perspectives.

Cinematography
Camilla Skagerström
Cast
Stephen SegermanRodriguezRegan RodriguezEva RodriguezMike TheodoreDennis CoffeySandra Rodriguez-KennedyClarence Avant

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Cape TownDetroit
Setting
Urban
When
1970s1990s

Premise & themes

Premise
Biopic
Themes
Memory & NostalgiaIdentity
Structure
Multiple Perspectives
Tone
ContemplativeHopefulMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist
Ensemble
Pacing
Measured
Based on
True Story

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