The read
A Balasaur Score of 84 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 95%, Metacritic 79/100. Scores higher than 93% of the 472 2010s music movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 25m. Streaming on Hulu.
Synopsis
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.
Ratings
IMDb8.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Metacritic79/100
1,064 audience votes
Key crew
- Malik BendjelloulDirector
- Malik BendjelloulWriter
Cast
- Stephen SegermanSelf
- RodriguezSelf
- Regan RodriguezSelf
- Eva RodriguezSelf
- Mike TheodoreSelf
- Dennis CoffeySelf
- Sandra Rodriguez-KennedySelf
- Clarence AvantSelf
- Steve RowlandSelf
- Malik BendjelloulSelf (uncredited)
- Dan DiMaggioSelf
- Jerome FerrettiSelf
Stills
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Themes
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