2012 · 85 min · PG-13

Searching for Sugar Man

Name: Searching for Sugar Man
Genre: Music, Documentary
Released: 2012
Duration: 85 min
Cast: Stephen Segerman, Rodriguez, Regan Rodriguez, Eva Rodriguez, Mike Theodore

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

1970s 1990s

Premise & themes

Premise

Biopic

Themes

Memory & Nostalgia Identity

Structure

Multiple Perspectives

Tone

ContemplativeHopefulMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist

Ensemble

Pacing

Measured

Based on

True Story

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Searching for Sugar Man

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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