# "Searching for Sugar Man" director Malik Bendjelloul found dead

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**Created:** [May 14, 2014, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-sugar-man-director-malik-bendjelloul-found-dead/688410 "2014-05-14T03:12:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2014, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-sugar-man-director-malik-bendjelloul-found-dead/688410/1 "2014-05-14T03:12:28Z")

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Story [here](http://variety.com/2014/film/news/oscar-winning-director-of-searching-for-sugar-man-found-dead-1201179913/).

Malik Bendjelloul, Academy Award-winning director of the documentary “Searching for Sugar Man,” the story of Sixto Rodriguez, has been found dead at 36.