CinemaOSMovie · 2005 · 1h 34m · R

Tsotsi

In this world... Redemption comes just once.

69%(371)IMDbCrimeDrama

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.

Directed byGavin Hood

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 34m
Language
TN
Released
December 23, 2005
Budget
$3,000,000
Revenue
$9,891,303
Studios
Industrial Development Corporation of South AfricaMovieworld ProductionsUK Film & TV Production Company

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Trailers & teasers

1 video
Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

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

Nambitha Mpumlwana

Pumla Dube

Percy Matsemela

Sergeant Zuma

Thembi Nyandeni

Soekie

Owen Sejake

Owen Sejake

Gumboot Dlamini

Creative team
Directed by
Gavin Hood
Gavin Hood
Written by
Gavin Hood
Gavin Hood
Produced by
Peter Fudakowski

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