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Malik Bendjelloul, who shot to Hollywood stardom with the Oscar-winning music documentary "Searching for Sugar Man", was found dead.
According to AP, Bendjelloul, 36, was found dead in Stockholm late Tuesday.
However, the Swedish police spokeswoman, Pia Glenvik who related the news to African Press wouldn't specify where his body was found or the cause of death.
She said no crime is suspected in relation to the filmmaker's death.
HISTORY
"Searching for Sugar Man," which tells the story of how singer-songwriterr Sixto Rodriguez became a superstar in South Africa without knowing about it, won the Oscar for best documentary in 2013. It was the first time a Swedish film had won an Oscar since Ingmar Bergman's "Fanny and Alexander" in 1984.
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Source: DailyTimes
According to AP, Bendjelloul, 36, was found dead in Stockholm late Tuesday.
However, the Swedish police spokeswoman, Pia Glenvik who related the news to African Press wouldn't specify where his body was found or the cause of death.
She said no crime is suspected in relation to the filmmaker's death.
HISTORY
"Searching for Sugar Man," which tells the story of how singer-songwriterr Sixto Rodriguez became a superstar in South Africa without knowing about it, won the Oscar for best documentary in 2013. It was the first time a Swedish film had won an Oscar since Ingmar Bergman's "Fanny and Alexander" in 1984.
Click here to read more
Source: DailyTimes