Searching for Sugar Man (2012) documentary

If by any chance you still don't know who the Sugar Man is, you should learn. It's a must. I mean it.

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Everybody loves good stories. Stories that inspire us, elevate us, motivate us. Stories about success, about life, misfortune, winning and losing. True stories, with real people, real problems and real magic.

"Searching for Sugar Man" (2012)  is that kind of story. Perfectly put together, once you start watching, you won't be able to stop. I've seen it before, and I just saw it again.

It's amazing how many emotions it brings out and how powerful it is. I don't know what's more unbelievable - Rodriguez's life or lives of his fans and their success in finding him and bringing him back to what he was meant to be his whole life.

Aside from the intriguing life of the Sugar Man and mystery wrapped around him, what got to me most is the enthusiasm of Segerman, a man who started the motion of revealing the most surprising truth about the singer. His dedication to find out what happened and how Rodriguez died set off the whole avalanche of unexpected events.

Malik Bendjelloul and the crew did an extraordinary job in creating this movie - everything about it is perfect. From the beginning to the end, you'll be experiencing a roller coaster of emotions and witness some awesome footage from the past, as well as newly captured, priceless moments of this magnificent individual's life. It's inspiring and moving. It's a fairy tale of this messed up place we live in.

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It's a sad and beautiful story. Even though glory and glamour should be written all over it, it still shows nothing but a humble man with a rich soul. It shows us the real wealth beyond the dreams and the state of being we should all strive to pursue.





What's most interesting, Rodriguez still plays.  For whoever is interested, he will be performing together with Brian Wilson in Toronto, ON, on July 4th 2015 at Sony Centre for the Performing Arts. You can find the tour dates here. 

You won't find any huge announcements for this event though, often not even Rodriguez's name on the ticket purchase places. Under the radar, and so very Sugar Man...

Enjoy.