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Tsotsi

2005-12-23 · 94 min · ★ 6.9

Crime · Drama

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.

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Directors
Gavin Hood
Production companies
Movieworld Productions, UK Film & TV Production Company, National Film & Video Foundation of South Africa, Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa
Countries
South Africa, United Kingdom
Status
Released
Budget
USD 3,000,000
Revenue
USD 9,891,303

Top Cast

Presley ChweneyagaeTsotsi
Jerry MofokengJerry MofokengMorris
Terry PhetoTerry PhetoMiriam
Zenzo NgqobeZenzo NgqobeButcher
ZolaZolaFela
Rapulana SeiphemoRapulana SeiphemoJohn Dube
Nambitha MpumlwanaPumla Dube
Percy MatsemelaSergeant Zuma
Thembi NyandeniSoekie
Owen SejakeOwen SejakeGumboot Dlamini
Israel MakoeIsrael MakoeTsotsi's father
Sindi KhambuleTsotsi's Mother
Benny MosheYoung Tsotsi
Mothusi MaganoMothusi MaganoBoston
Kenneth NkosiKenneth NkosiAap
Ian RobertsIan RobertsCaptain Smit
Bheki VilakaziNewspaper Vendor
Craig PalmYoung Cop
Jeremiah NdlovuOld Man at the Tap
Sibusiso MkizeYoung Aap

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