Searching for Sugar Man

Summary

Searching for Sugar Man is a film^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Searching for Sugar Man received the Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film^[3].
• Searching for Sugar Man received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film^[4].
• Searching for Sugar Man received the Guldbagge Award for Best Documentary Feature^[5].
• Searching for Sugar Man received the Sundance World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary^[6].
• Searching for Sugar Man received the Sundance World Cinema Special Jury Prize Documentary^[7].
• Searching for Sugar Man's instance of is recorded as film^[8].
• Searching for Sugar Man was directed by Malik Bendjelloul^[9].
• Malik Bendjelloul wrote the screenplay for Searching for Sugar Man^[10].
• Searching for Sugar Man's composer is recorded as Sixto Rodriguez^[11].
• Searching for Sugar Man's genre is music documentary film^[12].
• Searching for Sugar Man's genre is biographical film^[13].
• A cast member of Searching for Sugar Man was Sixto Rodriguez^[14].
• Searching for Sugar Man's production company is recorded as Passion Pictures^[15].
• Searching for Sugar Man's production company is recorded as Sveriges Television^[16].
• Searching for Sugar Man's production company is recorded as Yle^[17].
• The original language of Searching for Sugar Man was English^[18].
• Searching for Sugar Man was distributed by video on demand^[19].
• Searching for Sugar Man's review score is recorded as 8/10^[20].
• Searching for Sugar Man's review score is recorded as 95%^[21].
• Searching for Sugar Man's review score is recorded as 79/100^[22].
• Searching for Sugar Man's color is recorded as color^[23].
• Searching for Sugar Man's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[24].
• Searching for Sugar Man's country of origin is recorded as Sweden^[25].
• Searching for Sugar Man was released on January 19, 2012^[26].
• Searching for Sugar Man was released on December 27, 2012^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Searching for Sugar Man was directed by Malik Bendjelloul^[9]. Malik Bendjelloul wrote the screenplay for it^[10]. A cast member of it was Sixto Rodriguez^[14].

Publication

Publication dates include January 19, 2012^[26] and December 27, 2012^[27]. The original language of Searching for Sugar Man was English^[18]. Genres include music documentary film^[12] and biographical film^[13]. It was distributed by video on demand^[19].

Reception

Awards received include Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film^[3], a class of award^[28], founded in 1985^[29]; Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film^[4], an award for best film by genre^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1942^[32]; Guldbagge Award for Best Documentary Feature^[5], a film award category^[33], in Sweden^[34], founded in 2000^[35]; Sundance World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary^[6], a class of award^[36], in United States^[37]; and Sundance World Cinema Special Jury Prize Documentary^[7]. Reviews include 8/10^[20], 95%^[21], and 79/100^[22].

Why It Matters

Searching for Sugar Man has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

FAQs

What awards did Searching for Sugar Man receive?

Honors received include Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film^[3], Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film^[4], Guldbagge Award for Best Documentary Feature^[5], and Sundance World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary^[6].