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Tsotsi
“In this world... Redemption comes just once.”
7.0 / 10• 2005• 1h 34m•R• Tswana
CrimeDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Presley Chweneyagae
Tsotsi
Lead
Jerry Mofokeng
Morris
Terry Pheto
Miriam
Zenzo Ngqobe
Butcher
Zola
Fela
Rapulana Seiphemo
John Dube
NM
Nambitha Mpumlwana
Pumla Dube
PM
Percy Matsemela
Sergeant Zuma
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gavin Hood's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Tsotsi is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
