Tsotsi
In this world... Redemption comes just once.
In this world... Redemption comes just once.
Crime, Drama
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2005
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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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Rated:
R
Runtime:
94 min
Release date:
23 Dec 2005
Country:
ZA, GB
Languages:
Southern Sotho, Afrikaans, Tswana, Zulu, English
Budget:
$3,000,000
Revenue:
$9,891,303
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. 23 wins & 18 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
It is a first peek at a South Africa that doesn't need a Hollywood studio or Hollywood stars to present itself to the world, or to come to grips with itself at home.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Apr 2006
fresh:
Unfolds in such clear-eyed, powerful fashion that its characters become unforgettable, and the movie lands a big-time emotional punch.
– Robert Denerstein,
Denver Rocky Mountain News,
24 Mar 2006
fresh:
To feel the full power of the movie's wrenching story, you must not rush to judge or embrace young Tsotsi. He is an enigma whose journey is the story.
– Michael Booth,
Denver Post,
24 Mar 2006
fresh:
A deeply moving portrait of a human being, suffering in life and not having any handle on how to deal with it. It's tragedy, not melodrama.
– Richard Nilsen,
Arizona Republic,
24 Mar 2006
fresh:
The picture can be squishy and obvious. Yet it works, thanks to Gavin Hood's straightforward, sensitive direction and his star's emotionally charged performance.
– Eleanor Ringel Gillespie,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
23 Mar 2006