Tsotsi
2005, Film, 94 min, Crime, Drama, Tswana, United Kingdom, MoviePedia score 71
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.
Directed by Gavin Hood
Cast
- Presley Chweneyagae as Tsotsi
- Mothusi Magano as Boston
- Israel Matseke-Zulu as Mandla, Tsotsi's Father
- Terry Pheto as Miriam
- Kenneth Nkosi as Aap
- Zenzo Ngqobe as Butcher
- Zola as Fela
- Rapulana Seiphemo as John Dube
- Nambitha Mpumlwana as Pumla Dube
- Nonthuthu Sibisi as The Baby
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