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Tsotsi (2005)Tsotsi (2005)

Tsotsi (2005)

Crime, Drama

7.0

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South Africa, UK
Afrikaans, English, isiZulu
2005
Gavin Hood
Ian Roberts, Israel Makoe, Jerry Mofokeng
94 min

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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.

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7.0
Gaelle C

Tsotsi, a delinquent from Johannesburg, South Africa, realizes after shooting a woman and stealing her car, that her baby is on the back seat. A movie with very few words but which manages to be extremely touching. As you witness the transformation of Tsotsi, through his increasing affection for the baby, you will be astonished by the amazing actor, who manages to communicate so many feelings through his sight. This film won the 2006 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

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