The academy award winning producer of man on wire unveils the incredible and moving story of rodriguez, a '70s u.s'. '.strtoupper('r')ock icon who never was.in the late '60s, a musician was discovered in a detroit bar by two celebrated producers who were struck by his soulful melodies and prophetic lyrics'. '.strtoupper('t')hey recorded an album that they believed was going to secure his reputation as one of the greatest recording artists of his generation'. '.strtoupper('d')espite overwhelming critical acclaim, the album bombed and the singer disappeared into obscurity amid rumors of a gruesome on stage suicide'. '.strtoupper('b')ut a bootleg recording found its way into apartheid south africa and, over the next two decades, it became a phenomenon'. '.strtoupper('t')wo south african fans then set out to find out what really happened to their hero'. '.strtoupper('t')heir investigation led them to a story more extraordinary than any of the existing myths about the artist known as rodriguez'. '.strtoupper('t')his is a film about hope, inspiration and the resonating power of music.special featuresmaking ofcommentary with director malik bendjelloul and sixto rodriguez