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Tsotsi

In this world... Redemption comes just once.

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.

1h 34m2005RTMDb 6.9

Tswana

Crew and Cast

Storyline

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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Info

Status
Released
Released
23 December 2005
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
R
TMDB score
6.9 / 10 (368 votes)

Production

Director
Gavin Hood
Studios
Movieworld Productions, UK Film & TV Production Company, National Film & Video Foundation of South Africa
Countries
South Africa, United Kingdom

Box Office

Budget
$3.0M
Revenue
$9.9M
Profit
$6.9M
Return
3.3×

Languages

Original
Tswana
Spoken
Sotho, Afrikaans, Tswana, Zulu, English