Tsotsi
In this world... Redemption comes just once.
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$3000000
Revenue
$9891303
Runtime
94 min
Release Date
2005-12-23
Status
Released
Original Language
Tswana
Vote Count
326
Vote Average
6.963
Presley Chweneyagae
Tsotsi
Jerry Mofokeng
Morris
Terry Pheto
Miriam
Zenzo Ngqobe
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Zola
Fela
Rapulana Seiphemo
John Dube
Nambitha Mpumlwana
Pumla Dube
Percy Matsemela
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Thembi Nyandeni
Soekie
Owen Sejake
Gumboot Dlamini
Israel Makoe
Tsotsi's father
Sindi Khambule
Tsotsi's Mother
Benny Moshe
Young Tsotsi
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Kenneth Nkosi
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Policeman
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Identkit Officer
Ishmael Songo
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