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'Searching for Sugar Man' in the running for an Oscar

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    Film follows two filmmakers as they set out to find pop hero 'Rodriguez'

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We thought it was like the inner city hall and searching for sugar man is in the running for best documentary Oscar.

The film follows the unbelievable journey of two filmmakers who set out to find the pop hero.

Singer songwriter Rodriguez.

I'm gonna refused to think he's sort of a in America series is about a man who didn't know he was famous women who lives just -- -- -- construction -- in Detroit.

Not knowing -- in South Africa he's more famous than The Rolling Stones at him and give us other Africans he was the subject to -- line.

Director -- -- allow quitting his job -- -- TV reporter to travel let him to a remarkable story of a simple man missing and presumed dead.

And went out to men on and six months traveling Africans of America looking for.

Storage and having a good time am -- -- -- -- -- camera.

And and this was one of six stories that a prominent on the -- that was Evelyn go to South Africa -- he is as famous and as dead as human Hendrix.

And then they start to search for him and that he hangs in the ramshackle house -- -- life.

And -- -- you bigger than Elvis Presley and hangs up the phone says you've got to cut and sorry.

They called him again we listen in South Africa and you're more famous than Elvis Presley.

And this is column guys we're talking what did you make about local -- fact yes that -- forty of simulated.

In South Africa that's more famous than I do road and to convince him to come to South Africa when it comes to the aptly opens -- It's a red carpet security guards to meet with scenes paparazzi who sits -- the -- -- and look what you do in the every lamppost he sees his -- face.

Probably is there really is the reason -- -- -- Ginsburg he and there's the stage.

Big crowd from the ordinance is so loud.

They have to wait for ten minutes to before because for them it's like seeing and this -- keep coming back with a big bill was and then start to -- -- -- Norris hasn't sang the -- and in thirty years doesn't matter 5000 people and you'll know that we're seeing growth in the and they sing the songs.

For some of them -- -- the first time we ever learn about.

Okay -- four years ago while the movie has already changed the lives of Rodriguez in his stands the life of the film's director could change on February 24.

-- -- -- -- Pinch myself and -- -- I mean it's it's been some.

Unbelievable.

Things that is happening.

'cause -- sweet -- yes I am a god.

Is still one have never seen this.

And how -- and William La Jeunesse Fox News.