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The Imposter
Why this pick
Like Searching for Sugar Man, it follows an absorbing real-life investigation into an elusive figure, unfolding through interviews and gradually shifting perceptions.
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MOVIE2012 1h 25m SWE
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
A warmly observed music documentary about devotion, missed recognition and unlikely perseverance, with the same affection for an overlooked artist’s legacy.
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The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
Why this pick
It turns a niche obsession into a vivid underdog story, combining archival texture, eccentric personalities and unexpectedly involving real-world stakes.
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20 Feet from Stardom
Why this pick
Another soulful excavation of music history, giving long-overlooked performers the space to tell their own stories with warmth and emotional lift.
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The Painter and the Thief
Why this pick
A chance encounter becomes an intimate, surprising portrait of art, identity and connection, told with the patient curiosity that makes Sugar Man so affecting.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
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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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Rodriguez
Himself
Steve Rowland
Himself - Producer, Coming from Reality 1971