Tsotsi

Tsotsi

2005 · 94 min · TN · R · 6.9 (292 votes)
Dir. Gavin Hood · Starring Presley Chweneyagae, Jerry Mofokeng, Terry Pheto, Zenzo Ngqobe, Zola, Rapulana Seiphemo · Music Paul Hepker

In this world... Redemption comes just once.

CrimeDrama

The South African multi-award winning film about a young South African boy from the ghetto named Tsotsi, meaning Gangster. Tsotsi, who left home as a child to get away from helpless parents, finds a baby in the back seat of a car that he has just stolen. He decides that it his responsibility to take care of the baby and in the process learns that maybe the gangster life isn’t the best way.

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A raw, unflinching look at survival in the Johannesburg townships. It's a tense, character-driven drama that explores the brutal realities of crime and the unexpected flicker of humanity that can emerge from the darkest circumstances.

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