Tsotsi
2005
In this world... Redemption comes just once.
- Gavin Hood
- 1h 34m
- December 23, 2005 · South Africa, United Kingdom
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 23, 2005
- Original language
- Tswana
- Spoken languages
- Afrikaans, English, Sotho, Tswana, Zulu
- Countries
- South Africa, United Kingdom
- Production
- Movieworld Productions,UK Film & TV Production Company,National Film & Video Foundation of South Africa,Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa
- Cast
- Presley Chweneyagae,Jerry Mofokeng,Terry Pheto,Zenzo Ngqobe,Zola,Rapulana Seiphemo,Nambitha Mpumlwana,Percy Matsemela,Thembi Nyandeni,Owen Sejakeand 15 more
- Director
- Gavin Hood
- Writer
- Athol Fugard,Gavin Hood
- Producer
- Peter Fudakowski
- Cinematography
- Lance Gewer
- Music
- Paul Hepker,Mark Kilian
- Budget
- $3,000,000
- Revenue
- $9,891,303
- Homepage
- Official site
- IMDb
- View on IMDb