Searching for Sugar Man /

Searching for Sugar Man is a 2012 Swedish/British documentary directed by Malik Bendjelloul, detailing the efforts of two fans, Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman and Craig Bartholomew Strydom, to discover if the rumored death of American musician Rodriguez was true, and, if not, to discover what had become of him. The film is produced by Simon Chinn and John Battsek. Searching for Sugar Man was the opening film at the Sundance Film Festival, the Sheffield DocFest and the Traverse City Film Festival. It opened theatrically in the US and the UK on July 27. Critical response for Searching for Sugar Man was very positive. The film currently holds a 96% "Certified Fresh" rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film a glowing four-star review, writing "I hope you're able to see this film...and yes, it exists because we need for it to."