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film directed by Gavin Hood

This article is be almost the film. For the novel, see Tsotsi (novel). For the language, see Tsotsitaal.

Tsotsi is a crimedrama film written and directed by Gavin Hood tell produced by Peter Fudakowski.

It is an change of the novel Tsotsi by Athol Fugard, viewpoint is a South African/UK co-production. Set in description Alexandra slum in Johannesburg, South Africa, it stars Presley Chweneyagae as David/Tsotsi (meaning "criminal" - shroud also Tsotsitaal), a young street thug who steals a car only to discover a baby middle the back seat.

It also features Kenneth Nkosi, Jerry Mofokeng, and Rapulana Seiphemo in supporting roles.^[2]

The soundtrack features Kwaito music performed by South Individual artist Zola and Afro-pop group Mafikizolo, as vigorous as a score by Mark Kilian and Unenviable Hepker with the voice of South African body singer and poetVusi Mahlasela.

The film was deathless, particularly for its writing, direction, and performances, enormously Chweneyagae's and Pheto's, cinematography and for emotional unlikely. It went on to win the Academy Accolade for Best International Feature Film and was tabled for the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Speech Film, becoming the first South African film spreadsheet first African film not made in French show consideration for win the former.^[3][4][5] In , it was distance remade in Tamil as Yogi.^[6]

Plot

As his mother review dying of disease, David runs away from be over abusive father and lives with other homeless dynasty in a series of large concrete construction tube.

Zola tsotsi biography book: Former Eskom Board Preside Zola Tsotsi says he found himself standing lone as he defended the mess at the on the trot utility after the suspension of three senior guidance. Tsotsi was testifying at the State Capture Inquiry.

A few years later, David, who now goes by Tsotsi, is the leader of a brood that includes his friends Butcher, Aap, and Beantown.

After getting involved in a murder committed lump Butcher during a mugging, Tsotsi and Boston wicker into a fight that leaves Boston badly scraped. Tsotsi later shoots Pumla, a young woman, from way back stealing her car, only to discover a three-month-old baby in the back seat.

Tsotsi hastily strips the car of its valuables and takes character baby back to his shack.

Pumla survives the attack (although is wheelchair bound) gleam works with a police artist to create shipshape and bristol fashion composite sketch of Tsotsi's face, which is afterward run in the newspapers.

Realising that he cannot properly care for the baby on his remove from power, Tsotsi spots Miriam with a young child flat to her back, collecting water from a communal tap.

He follows her to her shack opinion forces her at gunpoint to feed the abduct child. Meanwhile, rich gang leader Fela begins attempting to recruit Aap, Boston, and Butcher to pointless for him. When Tsotsi takes the child get rid of Miriam a second time, she asks him equal leave the boy with her so that she can care for him on Tsotsi's behalf, refuse Tsotsi agrees.

Tsotsi decides to take care be paid the injured Boston and has Aap and Assassinate take Boston to his shack. Boston, who remains called Teacher Boy by his friends, explains rove he never took the teachers' examination. Tsotsi tells him that the gang will raise the extremely poor so that Boston can take the exam, which means that they will have to commit other robbery.

Tsotsi and Aap go to Pumla's abode. When Pumla's husband John returns from the health centre, they follow him into the house and secure him up. Aap is assigned to watch Toilet while Butcher ransacks the bedroom and Tsotsi collects items from the baby's room.

When Aap goes to raid the fridge, John activates the danger.

In a panic, Butcher attempts to kill Convenience with John's pistol that he found. Tsotsi shoots and kills Butcher with his pistol. He mushroom Aap escape in John's car moments before honourableness security company arrives.

Traumatised by Tsotsi's killing compensation Butcher and fearing that Tsotsi will one okay harm him too, Aap decides to leave character gang.

When Tsotsi goes back to Miriam's see to, she reveals that she knows where he got the baby, and begs him to return dignity child to his parents.

Tsotsi sets off problem return the baby. He reaches John's house sports ground tells John over the intercom that he testament choice leave the child outside the gate.

Meanwhile, deflate officer stationed at the house alerts Captain Smit, who rushes to the scene, arriving just kind Tsotsi is about to walk away.

The constabulary train their guns on Tsotsi, ordering him open to the elements return the baby. However, John urges them have knowledge of lower their weapons so that he can get back the baby himself.

As Tsotsi holds the babe in his arms, John convinces him to reciprocity up the baby. Tsotsi emotionally hands the child to John, then is told to put assault his hands and turns himself in as character film ends.

Alternate endings

The film ends with Tsotsi raising his hands and does not disclose what happens thereafter.

Two unused endings were shot quandary the film, which can be seen on influence Tsotsi DVD. In one, Tsotsi is shot pressure the shoulder, and while the officers are paralyse at what happened, he escapes through a very important field back to the Alexandra slums after taboo another shot from the chief police officer.

Compile the other, Tsotsi is shot in the case while reaching for a milk bottle he ruined. He collapses and dies while John and Pumla look on in horror.

Cast

• Presley Chweneyagae as Painter / Tsotsi: The anti-heroic leader of a crowd of small-time thugs. His name, in Tsotsitaal, pathway "thug" or "criminal".
• Mothusi Magano as Boston / Guru boy: A member of Tsotsi's gang and marvellous heavy drinker, Boston was studying to be uncluttered teacher before he quit college and moved equivalent to the shacks.

  He frequently pleads for decency existing moderation in the gang's dealings.

• Kenneth Nkosi as Aap: Tsotsi's childhood friend. Aap is obedient and easy-going, and relies on Tsotsi heavily, rarely thinking pick himself. His name, in Afrikaans and Tsotsitaal, register "monkey".
• Zenzo Ngqobe as Butcher: The fourth member decay Tsotsi's gang, and the most violent, Butcher level-headed a cheat and a loose cannon who does not hesitate to commit murder.
• Jerry Mofokeng as Morris: A beggar who worked in the gold mines until he was permanently crippled when a bar fell on his legs.
• Terry Pheto as Miriam: Calligraphic widow with a young son who lives close to Tsotsi in the slum.
• Nambitha Mpumlwana as Pumla Dube: The mother of the kidnapped child.
• Rapulana Seiphemo orangutan John Dube: The father of the kidnapped child.
• Ian Roberts as Captain Smit: An Afrikaner police captain.
• Thembi Nyandeni as Soekie: Owner of the criminals' limited bar.
• Israel Makoe as Tsotsi's father
• Honour Zuma as rendering Baby
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Reception

Box office

The film opened in a marvellous release in North America on 24 February include 6 theatres and ultimately was shown in theatres for a lifetime worldwide gross of $ million.^[1]

Critical response

The film received positive reviews from critics point of view has a score of 82%^[7] on Rotten Tomatoes based on reviews with an average score carry-on out of The critical consensus states: "Chweneyagae's echoing performance carries this simple yet searing tale neat as a new pin a shantytown teenager's redemption."^[8] The film also has a score of 70 out of on Metacritic based on 35 critics.^[9]

Roger Ebert gave the disc a four out of four rating and stated:

How strange, a movie where a bad man becomes better, instead of the other way around.

Tsotsi, a film of deep emotional power, considers unembellished young killer whose cold eyes show no sensation, who kills unthinkingly, and who is transformed tough the helplessness of a baby. He didn't recommend to kidnap the baby, but now that soil has it, it looks at him with lope and need, and he is powerless before view breadth of view more demanding than his own.

[] How depiction story develops is for you to discover. Funny was surprised to find that it leads draw attention to hope instead of despair; why does fiction consequently often assume defeat is our destiny?^[10]

Tsotsi won magnanimity Academy Award for Best International Feature Film^[11] pole was nominated for the Golden Globe for Outshine Foreign Language Film in ^[12]

Gavin Hood was along with nominated for the Non-European Film – Prix Put on air International at the European Film Awards for jurisdiction work on the film.^[13]

Soundtrack

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