Searching for Sugar Man
“Great Art Always Survives”
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.
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Cast
19 people
Stephen Segerman
Self
Also in
Dead Men Don't Tour: Rodríguez in South Africa
Dennis Coffey
Self
Also in
Cry Baby: The Pedal that Rocks the World
Mike Theodore
Self
Dan DiMaggio
Self
Jerome Ferretti
Self
Steve Rowland
Self
Known for
Battle of the Bulge
Willem Möller
Self
Craig Bartholomew Strydom
Self
Also in
Dead Men Don't Tour: Rodríguez in South Africa
Ilse Assmann
Self
Steve M. Harris
Self
Robbie Mann
Self
Clarence Avant
Self
Also in
The Color Purple
Malik Bendjelloul Director · Stephen Segerman Story Craig Bartholomew Strydom Story
Worldwide gross $3.7M · Budget $1M · United States release July 27, 2012
Box office
Budget
$1,000,000
Worldwide gross
$3,696,196
Gross vs. budget
3.7×
Production
Passion Pictures
Production
Red Box Films
Production
Canfield Pictures
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio
Sweden · United Kingdom · South Africa
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Czechia · June 30, 2012
Theatrical
United Kingdom · July 27, 2012
Theatrical
United States · July 27, 2012
Theatrical
Australia
October 4, 2012 · Theatrical
Denmark
June 30, 2012 · Theatrical
Finland
June 30, 2012 · Limited theatrical
France
December 26, 2012 · Theatrical
Germany
October 5, 2012 · Theatrical · Hamburg Film Festival
Greece
November 21, 2013 · Theatrical
February 28, 2014 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
July 27, 2012 · Theatrical
Italy
June 7, 2013 · Premiere · Biografilm Festival
June 10, 2013 · Limited theatrical
Lithuania
July 24, 2015 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 20, 2012 · Theatrical
January 2, 2013 · Physical · DVD
November 24, 2013 · TV · Nederland 2
Norway
June 30, 2012 · Limited theatrical
Portugal
June 6, 2013 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 11, 2012 · Theatrical
October 11, 2023 · Theatrical · 재개봉
Sweden
August 24, 2012 · Theatrical
Switzerland
December 27, 2012 · Digital
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