Tsotsi
2005 · Movie · R · 94 min · ★ 6.9
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.
Also known as Thug
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Details
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-12-23
- Language
- TN
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 94 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (350 votes)
Themes
- baby
- police
- slum
- fight
- hijacking
- johannesburg, south africa
- love
- friends
- murder
- gang
- criminal
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 2006
- Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 2006 · nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2006 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Non-European Film · 2005 · nominated
Cast & crew
Presley Chweneyagae
as Tsotsi
Jerry Mofokeng
as Morris
Terry Pheto
as Miriam
Zenzo Ngqobe
as Butcher
Zola
as Fela
Rapulana Seiphemo
as John Dube
- NM
Nambitha Mpumlwana
as Pumla Dube
- PM
Percy Matsemela
as Sergeant Zuma
- TN
Thembi Nyandeni
as Soekie
Owen Sejake
as Gumboot Dlamini
Directed by Gavin Hood