Tsotsi

Tsotsi (2005)

In this world... Redemption comes just once.

A young South African boy from the Johannesburg ghetto named Tsotsi, meaning Gangster, leaves home as a child to get away from his helpless parents. Now a teenage thug, Tsotsi finds a baby in the back seat of a car he's just stolen. He decides that it is his responsibility to care for the infant and in the process learns that maybe the criminal life isn’t the best way.

Date of release
2005-12-23
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (371)
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Crime, Drama
Director
Gavin Hood

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Soweto and Johannesburg
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 3. Including: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Tsotsi is a 2005 crime drama film written and directed by Gavin Hood and produced by Peter Fudakowski. It is an adaptation of the novel Tsotsi by Athol Fugard, and is a South African/UK co-production. Set in the Alexandra slum in Johannesburg, South Africa, it stars Presley Chweneyagae as David/Tsotsi, a young street thug who steals a car only to discover a baby in the back seat. It also features Kenneth Nkosi, Jerry Mofokeng, and Rapulana Seiphemo in supporting roles.

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