Tsotsi

Tsotsi

In this world... Redemption comes just once.

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Release Date

12/23/2005

Runtime

94 mins

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

Original Language

Tswana

Budget

$3,000,000

Revenue

$9,891,303

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A raw, unsentimental portrait of a Johannesburg gang member forced to confront his humanity through an unexpected responsibility. The film traces a genuine arc of moral awakening without ever letting you forget the brutal circumstances that shaped him.

Mood

MelancholicHopefulTense

Themes

RedemptionComing of ageFamilySurvivalIdentity

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticHandheld

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violence

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