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Great Art Always Survives

Genres

MusicDocumentary

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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.

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Budget

$1000000

Revenue

$3696196

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

7.876/10

Release Date

30 June 2012

Country

Finland

Cast

Stephen Segerman

Stephen Segerman

Self

Rodriguez

Rodriguez

Self

Regan Rodriguez

Regan Rodriguez

Self

Eva Rodriguez

Eva Rodriguez

Self

Mike Theodore

Mike Theodore

Self

Dennis Coffey

Dennis Coffey

Self

Sandra Rodriguez-Kennedy

Sandra Rodriguez-Kennedy

Self

Clarence Avant

Clarence Avant

Self

Steve Rowland

Steve Rowland

Self

Malik Bendjelloul

Malik Bendjelloul

Self (uncredited)

Dan DiMaggio

Dan DiMaggio

Self

Jerome Ferretti

Jerome Ferretti

Self

Willem Möller

Willem Möller

Self

Craig Bartholomew Strydom

Craig Bartholomew Strydom

Self

Ilse Assmann

Ilse Assmann

Self

Steve M. Harris

Steve M. Harris

Self

Robbie Mann

Robbie Mann

Self

Rick Emmerson

Rick Emmerson

Self

Rian Malan

Rian Malan

Self

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