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.
Quick Stats
6.9
TMDB Rating
354
Votes
1h 34m
Runtime
$3.0M
Budget
$9.9M
Box Office
330%
Return
Key Crew
DirectorGavin Hood
WriterGavin Hood
CinematographyLance Gewer
ComposerPaul Hepker
EditorMegan Gill
Production DesignNhlanhla Bhengu
Produced by
Movieworld ProductionsUK Film & TV Production CompanyNational Film & Video Foundation of South AfricaIndustrial Development Corporation of South Africa
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Cast
Presley Chweneyagae
Tsotsi
Jerry Mofokeng
Morris
Terry Pheto
Miriam
Zenzo Ngqobe
Butcher
Zola
Fela
Rapulana Seiphemo
John Dube
N
Nambitha Mpumlwana
Pumla Dube
P
Percy Matsemela
Sergeant Zuma
T
Thembi Nyandeni
Soekie
Owen Sejake
Gumboot Dlamini
Israel Makoe
Tsotsi's father
S
Sindi Khambule
Tsotsi's Mother
B
Benny Moshe
Young Tsotsi
Mothusi Magano
Boston
Kenneth Nkosi
Aap
