Tsotsi (2005)

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Tsotsi on IMDb 7.3/10 26,127 votes

Released:
2005-12-23

Overview:
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.

Director:
Gavin Hood

Runtime:
1h 34min

Genre:
Crime, Drama

  • Cast:
  • Presley Chweneyagae
    as
    Tsotsi
  • Jerry Mofokeng
    as
    Morris
  • Terry Pheto
    as
    Miriam
  • Zenzo Ngqobe
    as
    Butcher
  • Zola
    as
    Fela