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Feature film — 2005

Tsotsi (2005)

6.91h 34mCrime — Drama

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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A high-signal pick with 371 votes.

Movieworld Productions / UK Film & TV Production Company / National Film & Video Foundation of South Africa / Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa

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Director: Gavin Hood

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Cast & crew

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Presley Chweneyagae

Tsotsi

Jerry Mofokeng as Morris

Jerry Mofokeng

Morris

Terry Pheto as Miriam

Terry Pheto

Miriam

Zenzo Ngqobe as Butcher

Zenzo Ngqobe

Butcher

Zola as Fela

Zola

Fela

Rapulana Seiphemo as John Dube

Rapulana Seiphemo

John Dube

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Nambitha Mpumlwana

Pumla Dube

P

Percy Matsemela

Sergeant Zuma

T

Thembi Nyandeni

Soekie

Owen Sejake as Gumboot Dlamini

Owen Sejake

Gumboot Dlamini

Israel Makoe as Tsotsi's father

Israel Makoe

Tsotsi's father

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Sindi Khambule

Tsotsi's Mother

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