Death of Malik Bendjelloul

September 4, 1977 - May 13, 2014
Stockholm, Sweden | Age 36

'Searching for Sugar Man' director dies at 36
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MALIN RISING, The Associated Press

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Malik Bendjelloul, the cash-strapped film maker who shot to Hollywood stardom overnight with the Oscar-winning music documentary "Searching for Sugar Man" about an obscure Mexican-American folk-rocker who became a cult hero in apartheid-era South Africa, has died. He was 36.

Swedish police spokeswoman Pia Glenvik told The Associated Press that Bendjelloul died in Stockholm late Tuesday, but wouldn't specify where his body...

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