Stockholm (AP) — Malik Bendjelloul, the Swedish director of the acclaimed "Searching for Sugar Man" documentary, was widely known for his enthusiasm, kindness and high spirits — so the news Wednesday that he had taken his own life shocked colleagues around the world. Bendjelloul's brother Johar Bendjelloul confirmed to The Associated Press that his 36-year-old younger brother committed suicide Tuesday. He told daily Aftonbladet that his brother had struggled with depression for a short period. "Life is not always simple," Johar Bendjelloul was quoted as saying, adding that receiving the message that his brother had committed suicide was the worst thing he had ever experienced. "I don't know how to handle it. I don't know," he said. Police would not comment on the cause of death but said they suspected no foul play. Bendjelloul rose to international fame in 2013 when his debut feature film, "Searching for Sugar Man," won an Oscar for best documentary.
- 5/14/2014
- by Malin Rising (AP)
- Hitfix
Swedish filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul – the director of the Oscar-winning documentary Searching for Sugar Man – has died, the Associated Press reports. He was 36.
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Bendjelloul's brother, Johar, said Malik had committed suicide. Police would not comment on the cause of death but said there was no foul play in his death. Johar said Malik had struggled with depression for a short period. "Life is not always simple," he said.
Prior to making the documentary – which focused on...
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Bendjelloul's brother, Johar, said Malik had committed suicide. Police would not comment on the cause of death but said there was no foul play in his death. Johar said Malik had struggled with depression for a short period. "Life is not always simple," he said.
Prior to making the documentary – which focused on...
- 5/14/2014
- Rollingstone.com
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These were difficult times my friends, and more often than not £30 would go down the drain and you would watch three episodes of whatever series it was and decide it wasn’t for you. Well thanks to modern technology and its mission to kill DVD, Blu-Ray and whatever other physical media dinosaur you prefer, this dilemma is a thing of the past.
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These were difficult times my friends, and more often than not £30 would go down the drain and you would watch three episodes of whatever series it was and decide it wasn’t for you. Well thanks to modern technology and its mission to kill DVD, Blu-Ray and whatever other physical media dinosaur you prefer, this dilemma is a thing of the past.
Nowadays you can go onto Lovefilm, Netflix, BT Vision or whatever else and stream whole seasons of TV for almost nothing.
- 6/18/2013
- by Chris Holt
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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