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Tsotsi

Tsotsi

2005Movie⏱️ 1h 34mRπŸ† #2132 Top Rated
CrimeDrama
⭐ 7.2
IMDB Rating
32,233 votes

Six days in the violent life of a young Johannesburg gang leader.

Director
Gavin Hood
Writers
Gavin Hood, Athol Fugard
Stars
Presley Chweneyagae, Mothusi Magano, Israel Matseke-Zulu
Release Date
March 31, 2006
Language
Zulu, Sotho, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English
Country
United Kingdom, South Africa
πŸ† 23
Wins
🎯 18
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 455
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 28.7K
Watchlists
πŸ“½οΈ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Presley Chweneyagae
Presley Chweneyagae
as Tsotsi
Mothusi Magano
Mothusi Magano
as Boston
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Israel Matseke-Zulu
as Mandla, Tsotsi's Father
Terry Pheto
Terry Pheto
as Miriam
πŸ‘€
Kenneth Nkosi
as Aap
Zenzo Ngqobe
Zenzo Ngqobe
as Butcher
πŸ‘€
Zola
as Fela
πŸ‘€
Rapulana Seiphemo
as John Dube
Nambitha Mpumlwana
Nambitha Mpumlwana
as Pumla Dube
πŸ‘€
Nonthuthu Sibisi
as The Baby

πŸ’° Box Office

$9,891,303
Worldwide Gross
$2,912,606
Domestic Gross
$76,324
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Johannesburg, South Africa
Production
The UK Film & TV Production Company PLC, Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa, The National Film and Video Foundation of SA

🏷️ Keywords

babyslumcriminalstreet lifeshantytown

🎯 Categories

GangsterCrimeDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Say What
by epeck15 β€’ 2006-04-02
8/10

"Normally, I am reluctant to slam another person's comments about a film, but I have to take issue with Noel-74. First of all, the arrogance of comments like, "You've got to be a complete idiot to believe you're seeing something new" takes me back to the self-important little twerps of my undergraduate days. So, Noel-74, if you are an undergraduate, my apologies. Let's hope it's just a stage you're working through. If you're over the of 25, please stay clear. I mean, seriously, your comment that there was something sinister in making abject poverty l..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

In urban slang of Johannesburg "tsotsi" loosely translated means "thug".

πŸ“– Synopsis

Six days in the violent life of a young Johannesburg gang leader.