Tsotsi
Released: 2005
Crime, Drama
The South African multi-award winning film about a young South African boy from the ghetto named Tsotsi, meaning Gangster. Tsotsi, who left home as a child to get away from helpless parents, finds a baby in the back seat of a car that he has just stolen. He decides that it his responsibility to take care of the baby and in the process learns that maybe the gangster life isn’t the best way.
Starring: Presley Chweneyagae, Jerry Mofokeng, Terry Pheto, Rapulana Seiphemo, Zenzo Ngqobe, Zola, Rapulana Seiphemo, Nambitha Mpumlwana
Directed by: Gavin Hood
Written by: Athol Fugard, Gavin Hood
Language: English, Afrikaans, Xhosa, Zulu
Scenes
An old man in a wheelchair announces that he has emptied his bladder in his pants after a younger man brandishes a gun at him.
Alternate Titles
Tsotsi - Ein Junge aus dem Ghetto (tv title)
Mi nombre es Tsotsi
Thug
Mon nom est Tsotsi
Gangster
Infância Roubada
Il suo nome è Tsotsi