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Searching for Sugar Man

2012 film by Malik Bendjelloul
Movie film Q287708
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Summary

Searching for Sugar Man is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,128 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film[3], Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[4], Guldbagge Award for Best Documentary Feature[5], Sundance World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary[6], Sundance World Cinema Special Jury Prize Documentary[7]
  • Director: Malik Bendjelloul[8]
  • Screenwriter: Malik Bendjelloul[9]
  • Composer: Sixto Rodriguez[10]
  • Genre: music documentary film[11], biographical film[12]
  • Cast member: Sixto Rodriguez[13]
  • Producer: Simon Chinn[14]
  • Production company: Passion Pictures[15], Sveriges Television[16], Yle[17]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[18]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[19]
  • Review score: 8/10[20], 95%[21], 79/100[22]
  • Color: color[23]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[24], Sweden[25]
  • Publication date: January 19, 2012[26], December 27, 2012[27], July 26, 2012[28], July 27, 2012[29], August 24, 2012[30]
  • Distributed by: StudioCanal[31]
  • Official website: https://www.sonyclassics.com/searchingforsugarman/[32]
  • Film editor: Malik Bendjelloul[33]
  • Nominated for: European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film[34]
  • Title: Searching for Sugar Man[35]
  • MPA film rating: PG-13[36]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 0[37]
  • Duration: 86 minutes[38]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 1.85:1[39]
  • Capital cost: 1,000,000 US dollars[40]
  • Set in period: 1970s[41], 20th century[42]

Why It Matters

Searching for Sugar Man has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

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].

Related Entities

film Sixto Rodriguez Sveriges Television Sweden United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . filmspot.pt. Retrieved . filmspot.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Guldbaggen.se. Retrieved . guldbaggen.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Sundance Institute Digital Archive. Retrieved . history.sundance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Sundance Institute Digital Archive. Retrieved . history.sundance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . themoviedb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · M2k~dewiki · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Producer → Simon Chinn
    Sitelink count → 31
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'bg', 'ca', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Producer: Simon Chinn"
  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 95274
    P14821 → 2125608
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 2125608, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269764|batch #269764]]"
  3. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 1970s, 20th century
    Classind rating → 14
    Aspect ratio (w:h) → 1.85:1
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Set in period: 1970s, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787374355185"
  4. 8w ago · MrRobertman · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bbfc rating → 12A certificate
    Publication date → +2012-01-19T00:00:00Z, +2012-12-27T00:00:00Z, +2012-07-26T00:00:00Z +2
    Australian classification → M
    Igac rating → M/12
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Capital cost: 1,000,000 United States dollar, Added via Tricorder v3.0"
  5. 13w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Decine21 film id → 25643
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Decine21 film id: 25643, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/204243746|Searching for Sugar Man (#204243746)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7078|Decine21 f"
  6. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2012-01-19T00:00:00Z, +2012-12-27T00:00:00Z, +2012-07-26T00:00:00Z +2
    Screenwriter → Malik Bendjelloul
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+86'}
    Rtc film rating → A
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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