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Tsotsi
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Tsotsi

2005 · 94 min Crime Drama
7.0 / 10 · TMDB

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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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The director bets on details: a gesture, a glance, a pause. In a good drama this is what says the most — and that principle is upheld here.

Worth watching if you're in the mood for serious cinema. Not background viewing — it demands attention.

For viewers who can watch slow cinema and value the human element in stories.

Director: Gavin Hood

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: In quiet, in the evening. Better alone or with someone who watches films seriously.

🎭 Cast

Presley Chweneyagae

Presley Chweneyagae

Tsotsi

Jerry Mofokeng

Jerry Mofokeng

Morris

Terry Pheto

Terry Pheto

Miriam

Zenzo Ngqobe

Zenzo Ngqobe

Butcher

Zola

Zola

Fela

Rapulana Seiphemo

Rapulana Seiphemo

John Dube

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Nambitha Mpumlwana

Pumla Dube

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Percy Matsemela

Sergeant Zuma

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Thembi Nyandeni

Soekie

Owen Sejake

Owen Sejake

Gumboot Dlamini

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