Andres Gomez - 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.
April 5, 2014
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.
Director: Malik Bendjelloul
Cast: Stephen Segerman, Rodriguez, Regan Rodriguez, Eva Rodriguez, Mike Theodore, Dennis Coffey, Sandra Rodriguez-Kennedy, Clarence Avant
Andres Gomez - 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.
April 5, 2014
Cavalli - 8/10
An unlikely and interesting story that is part historical, part investigation and ultimately satisfying. The historical backdrop of South Africa's dictatorship years and of the lack of communication it had with the outside world are key in understanding why this strange story could happen in the first place.
August 11, 2019
Igbochild - 10/10
An endlessly fascinating and compelling story involving Rodriguez, a talented American singer-songwriter that should have been a household name, but instead quickly faded into obscurity. Long rumored to have died under tragic circumstances, his music develops a cult following among the Afrikaner youth. Rebelling against the oppressive and isolationist system of Apartheid, Rodriguez's music becomes...
July 6, 2022
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.
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Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.
1h 25m
June 30, 2012
Malik Bendjelloul
Stephen Segerman, Rodriguez, Regan Rodriguez
Music, Documentary
PG-13