Tsotsi

Tsotsi

94 mins | Drama, Crime | Dec. 23, 2005

The South African multi-award winning film about a young South African boy from the ghetto named Tsotsi, meaning Gangster. Tsotsi, who left home as a child to get away from helpless parents, finds a baby in the back seat of a car that he has just stolen. He decides that it his responsibility to take care of the baby and in the process learns that maybe the gangster life isn’t the best way.

Tsotsi

94 mins | Drama, Crime | Dec. 23, 2005

Tsotsi
The South African multi-award winning film about a young South African boy from the ghetto named Tsotsi, meaning Gangster. Tsotsi, who left home as a child to get away from helpless parents, finds a baby in the back seat of a car that he has just stolen. He decides that it his responsibility to take care of the baby and in the process learns that maybe the gangster life isn’t the best way.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Movieworld Productions, UK Film & TV Production Company, National Film & Video Foundation of South Africa
Original title Tsotsi
Directors Gavin Hood
Writers Gavin Hood, Athol Fugard

Cast

Jerry Mofokeng

as Morris

Terry Pheto

as Miriam

Zenzo Ngqobe

as Butcher

Zola

as Fela

Rapulana Seiphemo

as John Dube

Nambitha Mpumlwana

as Pumla Dube

Percy Matsemela

as Sergeant Zuma

Thembi Nyandeni

as Soekie

Owen Sejake

as Gumboot Dlamini

Israel Makoe

as Tsotsi's father

Sindi Khambule

as Tsotsi's Mother

Benny Moshe

as Young Tsotsi

Mothusi Magano

as Boston

Kenneth Nkosi

as Aap

Ian Roberts

as Captain Smit