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Malik Bendjelloul
1977 - 2014
Malik Bendjelloul
1977 - 2014
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BORN
1977
DIED
2014
Malik Bendjelloul Obituary
Police spokeswoman Pia Glenvik told The Associated Press that Bendjelloul died in Stockholm late Tuesday, but wouldn't specify the cause of death.
She said no crime is suspected in relation to the film maker's death.
"Searching for Sugar Man," which tells the story of how American singer 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 won an Oscar since Ingmar Bergman's "Fanny and Alexander" in 1984.
The soft-spoken, unassuming Bendjelloul worked as a reporter for Sweden's public broadcaster SVT before resigning to travel the world. He got the idea for "Searching for Sugar Man" — his first feature film — during one of his trips, but it would take him more than four years to complete the film.
Bendjelloul was born in 1977 to Swedish translator Veronica Schildt Bendjelloul and doctor Hacene Bendjelloul and acted in Swedish TV-series "Ebba and Didrik" as a child during the 1990s. He studied journalism and media-production at the Linnaeus University of Kalmar in southern Sweden before joining SVT where he worked as a reporter on the culture program Kobra.
Bendjelloul's sudden death came as a shock to many in the close-knit Swedish film community.
"This terrible news has put us all in a state of shock," Swedish Film Institute spokesman Jan Goransson told the AP.
"Malik Bendjelloul was one of our most exciting film makers, which the Oscar award last year was a clear proof of," Goransson said.
Swedish film critic Hynek Pallas, who traveled with Bendjelloul to Hollywood when he received the Oscar, described him as a modest, but very determined man.
"He was an incredibly talented storyteller," Pallas wrote. "He had the strength of a marathon runner; to work on his film for so many years and sometimes without money, then you have a goal."
Bendjelloul is survived by his parents and brother Johar Bendjelloul. Funeral arrangements weren't immediately known.
MALIN RISING, Associated Press
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71 Entries
L
April 27, 2017
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Lori jewell
July 16, 2015
I'm so deeply sorry that this has happened to the Bendjelloul family. Malik brought joy to many people.
December 23, 2014
Please accept my sincere condolences and sincere prayers that go out to the surviving family and friends. May the God of comfort continue to bless you and yours especially after such a untimely loss of a precious life. Please accept my deepest sympathies. (2 Cor. 1:2, 3).
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June 11, 2014
May he fly with the angels...Amen...
May 27, 2014
May happy memories of your dear loved one and scriptures from God's Word the
Bible comfort to this family and friends during this most diffcult time. B.Meill(NC)
D Sparks
May 22, 2014
May family, friends, and God's Word strengthen you at this time.
Ari
May 19, 2014
I wish to express my condolences to Malik's family. Words seem insufficient at this difficult time. We all need comfort when a loved one dies. May you find real comfort and relief from our heavenly Father, family and friends; and as a result, begin to recover gradually from the pain. Love from those around you will help you through the days ahead. The precious memories of your loved one will bring you comfort.
Isa 57:15: "For this is what the High and Lofty One, who is residing forever and whose name is holy has said: In the hight and in the holy place is where I reside, also with the one crushed and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly ones and to revive the heart of the ones being crushed"
May 19, 2014
My condolences to the family of Malik during this time of grief. May God give you the strength to cope and may the comfort come from the memories that you have made with Malik
Florida, United States
May 19, 2014
There are no words to ease the pain that loosing a loved one can bring to one's family, specially when it is unexpected. Malik was such a young, talented person; please accept my condolences for your loss. Trust in God with all your heart and He can grant you the strength and the calmness to deal with your sorrow peacefully.
May 18, 2014
My condolences to the family and friends. I can't begin to understand your pain, but know that our heavenly Father does know and feels deeply about your loss. He will give you what you need at this most difficult time in your life, and promised a wonderful hope of seeing our loved ones again!
Keith B. Reed
May 18, 2014
My sincere condolences to the family at this difficult time.
Keith B. Reed from Jacksonville, FL USA
April
May 18, 2014
Please accept my condolences. May all be comforted by the wonderful promise: "And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes and death will be no more. Neither mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away."
May 18, 2014
Sorry for your loss.
Randy
May 18, 2014
Rest in peace my beloved, may the love and support of family and friends and hope from God along with prayers comfort your hearts at this sad time
May 18, 2014
May you accept my deepest condolences from the bottom of my heart. A comforting thought from the Bible: A time when there will be no death or suffering of any kind. Will that not be a beautiful sight to see??
James Holloway
May 17, 2014
Jag skickar böner till Mr Bendelhloul familj och böner för honom när han flyttar till nästa del av hans existens.
maria abrantes
May 17, 2014
Devastated. He may never know what he has done for us here, in South Africa. He would probably not believe it if he knew. RIP. Your genius will always illuminate us.
Erica Merrill
May 17, 2014
Family, May you find comfort in your time of loss. My God help you though your sorrows.
A
May 17, 2014
Dear family, I am sorry for your loss. May you all find comfort by drawing close to God. James 4:8
May 17, 2014
My condolences goes out to your family for your loss. Please find comfort by drawing close to God. James 4:8.
Tina
May 17, 2014
Bendjelloul Family, we send our deepest sympathy during this time. Once said, "We are all on the same train in life, but those who have fallen asleep in death are in the sleeper cars and awaiting for God to call them by name." They will be in a new world where no one will be sick.
SUE HENRY
May 17, 2014
As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life's routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends.
May 17, 2014
THOUGHTS ARE WITH THE FAMILY AND ALL OF THE BEREAVED.MAY YOUR MEMORIES BRING YOU COMFORT,AND GOD'S HOLY SPIRIT BE YOUR PEACE..MATT.5:7"HAPPY ARE THE MERICIFUL,SINCE THEY WILL BE SHOWN MERCY.".......CONDOLENCE
May 16, 2014
The eyes has so much wisdom, sorry for your lost. may God be with you.
cindy navarrette
May 16, 2014
Gone too soon, and for what ever reason, your still admired and loved .....
gail hunter
May 16, 2014
so young and nice looking, god be with the family
Alexander's
May 16, 2014
I'm so sorry for your loss and may Almighty God bring comfort to the family.
May 16, 2014
At this time of sorrow, draw close to God and he will draw close to you. So sorry for your loss.
violet Arellao
May 16, 2014
may god be with you.
May 16, 2014
SINCERE SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY.....
Jill Martin
May 15, 2014
Malik you were a genius and gone too soon. So glad to have to have footage of on the Making Of Sugarman DVD. You gave us back Rodriguez after 30+ years and for that we are forever in your debt. Fly free, dear friend. You will never be forgotten.
May 15, 2014
My sincere condolences. May the God of comfort be with your family at this time.
Brad Branch
May 15, 2014
"Searching for Sugar Man" is one of the greatest documentary films I've ever seen. I was blown away by the film...and now I'm blown away and very saddened to find this talented director has passed at such a young age.
R.I.P Mr. Bendjelloul. Thank you for making a film that had a great impact on my life. Because of you, I discovered a great talent in you and in Rodriguez.
The Carters
May 15, 2014
We are deeply saddened by your loss and to have to say goodbye to such a talented young man. In fact, the sting of death is sharp and painful; nothing can prepare us for it. However, the battle against death is not a hopeless one for Jesus confirms that only God can win the battle for us. Let us all find comfort in the words at John 6:40 for we know that Malik Bendjelloul will be greatly missed!
ch
May 15, 2014
"Do not stand by my grave and weep
I am not there; I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sun on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there; I did not die."
By poet: Mary Elizabeth Frye
May 15, 2014
mY DEEPEST CONDOLENCES AND PRAYERS TO THE FAMILY, sO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS
May 15, 2014
"Happy are those who mourn, since they will be comforted."
Matthew 5:4
C Jones
May 15, 2014
Please accept my deepest sympathy, To lose a love one is vary hard to dell with, But we have hope in the Father, of the Heavens through His Christ, Please read Luke 7: 12-15
May 15, 2014
With deepest condolences. We are never prepared for such a deep loss so I hope you find some comfort in the memories & joys you had and know sickness, pain and death that we deal with now will one day be no more for this has been promised to us.
Karen Mack
May 15, 2014
May God give your family the peace that surpasses all understanding. And know that to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.
May 15, 2014
May God b with your family
May 15, 2014
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
graham clark
May 15, 2014
Thanks mate for sharing your story, will always remember the pure joy in your face when you were interviewed
M P
May 15, 2014
Thank you for bringing the story of this great musician to the world. RIP.
Jane Parsons
May 14, 2014
Sugar man was the greatest.
May 14, 2014
My condolences to Malik's family. May God give you the strength to go beyond what is normal and help you through this difficult time of sorrow.
Carl & Sally Stephens
May 14, 2014
We just viewed his compelling story of Sixto Rodriguez. We mourn the loss of a great talent and send sympathy to family and friends.
michelle plakas-kaiser
May 14, 2014
rip
judi lema
May 14, 2014
My thoughts and prayers go out to the family love ones and friends of Mark may God be with all of you God Bless
Natasha
May 14, 2014
I am very sorry for your loss and wish to extend my sincere condolences to your family at this very sorrowful time. May you find comfort in the memories of your loved one, the love you share for one another and your faith.
Stacy
May 14, 2014
May the God of all comfort be with the Bendjelloul family and their loved ones.
Vivian
May 14, 2014
I am sorry for your loss,Nothing can fully prepare us for the loss, of, a loved one.Our Father, Our God and Friend remember the Love You've shown, he is ever near you, you are not along,He is your Father, Your God and Friend (Hebrew 6:10).
Sheri Baker
May 14, 2014
May strength and comfort be with Malik's family, and Rodriguez and his family, and to all who knew Malik and/or who were connected with his beautiful film. My heart is broken at today's news of his loss.
United States
May 14, 2014
I join with other in offering my condolences. Unfortunately, today Malik Bendjelloul's family is facing with the fact of loosing a loved one in death. However, our Heavenly Father is close to the brokenhearted ones - May He help you through this awful moments.
carmen b
May 14, 2014
To the Bendjelloul family: Many thoughts are with you and each one brings a prayer, that you will know God's comfort during this time of despair. (John 14:18)
Lakisha Isaacs
May 14, 2014
With deepest sympathy, I send my condolences to the family. May God be with you all and comfort you during this sad time.
May 14, 2014
To the family: Saying good-bye must be the hardest thing in the world for you, and words seem like such little things compared to what all of you are going through. With deepest sympathy.
JPW
May 14, 2014
Please know that my deepest condolences are with the family of Malik Bendjelloul. You are not alone in your grief, God knows how you feel and he wants you to throw your worries on him because he cares for you.
alfreda Johnson
May 14, 2014
To the friends and family of Mr. Bendjelloul my condolences goes out to you all my God's words bring comfort to you
Cynthia
May 14, 2014
May the God of all comfort and peace be with the Bendjelloul family.
J ames Lew
May 14, 2014
Condolences to the Bendjelloul family. Know that he is mourned around the world.
May 14, 2014
My condolences to friends and family. May God help you through your Time of grief.
Shorty Koppelman
May 14, 2014
The glorious Koppelman girls loved you.Your are now with our lord and savior..Jesus Christ
Isabel
Isabel Duran
May 14, 2014
I loved you and what you did for Rodriguez. You were wonderful, I will miss you very much....Vaya con Dios.
-God bless you-
May 13, 2014
In Arabic when one dies, we say Inna Lilaahi Wa Innailhi Rajoiin
"From God we came and to Him we shall return"
May God grant his parents ease and sabr, patience during this time of loss.
May 13, 2014
Rest in peace my brother.. God sent...
May 13, 2014
My deepest sympathies to the family of this young man. God is called the hearer of prayer may you draw comfort from Him.
May 13, 2014
This is very sad how he was so young and had a bright future. May the words at John 5 verse 28 bring relief at this time.
May 13, 2014
"And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes and death will be no more, neither mourning nor outcry nor pain be any more. The former things have passed away."
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