Tsotsi

Tsotsi

2005
1h 34m
6.9

6.9/10

344 votes • View on IMDb

"In this world... Redemption comes just once."

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.

Status: Released

Budget: $3,000,000

Revenue: $9,891,303

Language: TN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Movieworld Productions UK Film & TV Production Company National Film & Video Foundation of South Africa Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa
Production Countries
South Africa United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
Sotho Afrikaans Tswana Zulu English

Quick Facts

Release Date December 23, 2005
Status Released
Language TN
IMDb ID tt0468565
Website Visit Site

Cast

Presley Chweneyagae
Presley Chweneyagae

Tsotsi

Jerry Mofokeng
Jerry Mofokeng

Morris

Terry Pheto
Terry Pheto

Miriam

Zenzo Ngqobe
Zenzo Ngqobe

Butcher

Zola
Zola

Fela

Rapulana Seiphemo
Rapulana Seiphemo

John Dube

Nambitha Mpumlwana
Nambitha Mpumlwana

Pumla Dube

Percy Matsemela
Percy Matsemela

Sergeant Zuma

Thembi Nyandeni
Thembi Nyandeni

Soekie

Owen Sejake
Owen Sejake

Gumboot Dlamini

Israel Makoe
Israel Makoe

Tsotsi's father

Sindi Khambule
Sindi Khambule

Tsotsi's Mother

Key Crew

Gavin Hood
Director
Peter Fudakowski
Producer
Gavin Hood
Writer