Tsotsi (2005)

In this world... Redemption comes just once.

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.

Release Date

December 23, 2005

Runtime

1h 34m

Rating

6.9/10 (348 votes)

Director: Gavin Hood

Cast: Presley Chweneyagae, Jerry Mofokeng, Terry Pheto, Zenzo Ngqobe, Zola, Rapulana Seiphemo, Nambitha Mpumlwana, Percy Matsemela

Budget

$3M

Revenue

$10M