Film

Tsotsi

2005 · 1h 34m · Crime · Drama

In this world... Redemption comes just once.

IMDb

7.2

Rotten Tomatoes

82%

Metacritic

70

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.

Presley Chweneyagae

Tsotsi

Jerry Mofokeng

Morris

Terry Pheto

Miriam

Zenzo Ngqobe

Butcher

Zola

Fela

Rapulana Seiphemo

John Dube

Nambitha Mpumlwana

Pumla Dube

Percy Matsemela

Sergeant Zuma

Thembi Nyandeni

Soekie

Owen Sejake

Gumboot Dlamini

Israel Makoe

Tsotsi's father

Sindi Khambule

Tsotsi's Mother

Benny Moshe

Young Tsotsi

Mothusi Magano

Boston

Kenneth Nkosi

Aap

Ian Roberts

Captain Smit

• Gavin HoodDirector · Writer
• Athol FugardNovel
• Peter FudakowskiProducer
• Lance GewerDirector of Photography
• Paul HepkerOriginal Music Composer
• Mark KilianOriginal Music Composer
• Megan GillEditor
• Moonyeenn LeeCasting

Official Trailer

Release date

December 23, 2005

Status

Released

Original language

Tswana

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

R

Budget

$3,000,000

Revenue

$9,891,303

Genres

Crime, Drama

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