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| Searching for Sugar Man wins best documentary Oscar | |
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| Searching for Sugar Man, a Swedish-British production about a lost relic of the American folk scene, proved a popular winner of the best documentary Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards. | Searching for Sugar Man, a Swedish-British production about a lost relic of the American folk scene, proved a popular winner of the best documentary Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards. |
| Directed by Malik Bendjelloul, the film charts the life of the obscure 70s singer Sixto Rodriguez, whose work went on to provide the soundtrack for the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa. | Directed by Malik Bendjelloul, the film charts the life of the obscure 70s singer Sixto Rodriguez, whose work went on to provide the soundtrack for the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa. |
| Bendjelloul's film reveals how Rodriguez's South African fans initially assumed that their idol had died – before discovering he was actually working as a builder in Detroit. | |
| The success of the film has already helped rejuvenate his singing career. Rodriguez was forced to skip the Baftas earlier this month because he was playing a concert in Cape Town. | The success of the film has already helped rejuvenate his singing career. Rodriguez was forced to skip the Baftas earlier this month because he was playing a concert in Cape Town. |