Tsotsi (2006)

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Rolling Stone

Rating: R

Release Date: Feb 24, 2006

Running Time: 94 mins.

Additional Notes: dialogue Tsotsitaal and English, subtitled English

Country Of Origin: South Africa

Country Of Origin: United Kingdom

starring: Presley Chweneyagae, Mothusi Magano, Kenneth Nkosi, Zenzo Ngqobe, Terry Pheto, Rapulana Seiphemo, Nam Bitha Mpumlwana, Zola, Jerry Mofokeng, Percy Matsemela

director: Gavin Hood

Tsotsi

A drama tracing six days in the lonely, violent life of Tsotsi (meaning "thug"), a ruthless, young gang leader. Bolstered by his small crew of social rejects--a failed teacher, a dim-witted heavy, and a cold-blooded assassin--Tsotsi refuses to think further ahead than the raids of the coming night. But when an impromptu car jacking results in the accidental kidnapping of an infant, Tsotsi comes to care for the child and begins to gradually rediscover his humanity, dignity, and capacity to love.

Intense and moving, Gavin Hood's Oscar-nominated tale about a young South African gangster who gets an unexpected chance at redemption is literally a world apart from anything produced by Hollywood.

Story

Based on the 1980 novel by Athol Fugard, Tsotsi--which translates roughly to ''thug''--covers six days in the life of its titular 19-year-old hood Tsotsi (Presley Chweneyagae). His past being a mystery to his friends and, in a way, to himself, Tsotsi leads a small gang of fellow lawbreakers in…