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Tsotsi

2005, Movie, 1h 34min

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.

Country: South Africa,United Kingdom

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Reviews

Critic Liz Beardsworth

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With lively pacing, superb performances and a candid yet forgiving heart, Hood has created an inverse fairy tale that is never less than absorbing.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Roger Ebert

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What a simple and yet profound story this is. It does not sentimentalize poverty or make Tsotsi more colorful or sympathetic than he should be...

Read full review at Roger Ebert

Critic Scott Tobias

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Who knew cold-blooded sociopaths were such softies at heart?

Read full review at The A.V. Club

Critic Frederik Asschenfeldt Vandrup

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...den kender sin fortælleteori og ved præcis, hvordan historien skal doseres for at virke.

Read full review at Cinemazone

Frequently asked questions

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In a poverty-stricken township outside Johannesburg, South Africa, a young gang leader named Tsotsi is forced to confront his violent lifestyle when he accidentally kidnaps a baby while stealing a car. Despite his initial reluctance, Tsotsi forms a bond with the child and seeks the help of a kind-hearted mother, Miriam, to care for him. As he struggles to balance his responsibilities as a makeshift father and a criminal, Tsotsi must face the consequences of his actions and decide what kind of life he truly wants to lead.

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Tsotsi is currently unavailable to stream in undefined on the streaming services we have in our catalogue

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