Malik Bendjelloul [SEP] manner of death
P1", where he told the listeners about the process behind "Searching for Sugar Man".
Death.
At rush hour on 13 May 2014 Malik Bendjelloul died by suicide after throwing himself in front of an oncoming train at the Solna centrum metro station in Stockholm after struggling with depression, as reported by his brother Johar. At the time of his death, he was working on a film project based on Lawrence Anthony's book "The Elephant Whisperer".
Filmography.
- "Ebba och Didrik"
Malik Bendjelloul
Malik Bendjelloul (; 14 September 1977 – 13 May 2014) was a Swedish documentary filmmaker, journalist and former child actor. He directed the 2012 documentary "Searching for Sugar Man", which won an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award.
Early life.
Bendjelloul was born in Ystad in Sweden, east of Malmö, the son of Algerian-born physician Hacène Bendjelloul and Swedish translator and painter Veronica Schildt Bendjelloul. He was the brother of journalist Johar Bendjelloul and the nephew of actors Peter and Johan Schildt