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Great Art Always Survives

7.9(1,030)1h 25mJune 30, 2012

Music Documentary

Malik Bendjelloul

Director

Malik Bendjelloul, Craig Bartholomew Strydom, Stephen Segerman

Writers

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Diary

Overview

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

Cast

Stephen Segerman

Self

Rodriguez

Self

Regan Rodriguez

Self

Eva Rodriguez

Self

Dennis Coffey

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Self

Sandra Rodriguez-Kennedy

Self

Clarence Avant

Self

Steve Rowland

Self

Malik Bendjelloul

Self (uncredited)

Willem Möller

Self

Robbie Mann

Self

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Status: Released
Original language: English
Release date: June 30, 2012
Budget: $1,000,000
Revenue: $3,696,196
Production: Passion Pictures, Red Box Films, Canfield Pictures
Country: Sweden, United Kingdom

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Keywords

musician1970smayorsouth africaicon

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