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7.9/10 • 956

2012-06-301h 25m

MusicDocumentary

Great Art Always Survives

Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.

Directors
Malik Bendjelloul
Writters
Malik Bendjelloul
Editors
Malik Bendjelloul, Malik Bendjelloul

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  1. Stephen Segerman

    Stephen Segerman

    Self

  2. Rodriguez

    Rodriguez

    Self

  3. Regan Rodriguez

    Regan Rodriguez

    Self

  4. Eva Rodriguez

    Eva Rodriguez

    Self

  5. Mike Theodore

    Mike Theodore

    Self

  6. Dennis Coffey

    Dennis Coffey

    Self

  7. Sandra Rodriguez-Kennedy

    Sandra Rodriguez-Kennedy

    Self

  8. Clarence Avant

    Clarence Avant

    Self

  9. Steve Rowland

    Steve Rowland

    Self

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Andres Gomez

Apr 5, 2014

6/10

An interesting story in a well driven story and high quality cut. However, it tries to be much more epic than what it actually is.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$1,000,000.00
Revenue
$3,696,196.00
Keywords
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