Gritty Oscar-winning drama set amidst the Aids-ridden townships of South Africa. A young street thug, whose taste for violence borders on the sadistic, finds a baby on the backseat of the car he has stolen. Having shot the baby’s mother and left her for dead, he tries to care for the child himself, and in the process discovers a new humanity within himself., A drama tracing six days in the lonely, violent life of Tsotsi (meaning “thug”), a ruthless, young gang leader. Bolstered by his small crew of social rejects–a failed teacher, a dim-witted heavy, and a cold-blooded assassin–Tsotsi refuses to think furth, Set amidst the sprawling Johannesburg township of Soweto – where survival is the primary objective – Tsotsi traces six days in the life of a ruthless young gang leader who ends up caring for a baby accidentally kidnapped during a car-jacking., This astoundingly moving winner of the 2005 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar is a charged portrait of a vicious South African street thug (Presley Chweneyagae) who changes his evil ways when left to care for the infant son of one of his carjack victims. The film was written and directed by Gavin Hood, who adapted Athol Fugard’s 1961 novel that wasn’t published until 1980. Kenneth Nkosi, Terry Pheto, Mothusi Magano, Zenzo Ngqobe., In Johannesburg, a young street thug, whose taste for violence borders on the sadistic, finds a baby on the back seat of the car he has stolen. He tries to care for the child himself, and in the process discovers a new humanity within himself., Charged portrait of a South African street thug who changes his evil ways when left to care for the infant son of one of his carjack victims. This adaptation of Athol Fugard’s novel won the 2005 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film., An amoral teenager develops an unexpected paternal side in this powerful drama from South Africa. Tsotsi (Presley Chweneyagae) is the street name used by a young Johannesburg delinquent who has taken to a life of crime in order to support himself. Tsotsi comes from a blighted upbringing — his mother died slowly from AIDS-related illnesses, and his father was torturously abusive — and he has developed a talent for violence borne of necessity as well as taking strange pleasure in hurting other people. One evening, Tsotsi shoots a woman while stealing her car, and only later discovers that her infant son is in the back seat. Uncertain of what to do with the baby, Tsotsi takes the boy home and tries to care for it — going so far as to force Miriam (Terry Pheto), a single mother living nearby, to nurse the baby. With time, Tsotsi learns the basics of child care, and the presence of the baby awakens a sense of humanity in him that life on the street had stripped away. Tsotsi was adapted from a novel by the award-winning South African writer Athol Fugard.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “Tsotsi ” ?
A: The main cast includes Presley Chweneyagae,Terry Pheto,Kenneth Nkosi,Mothusi Magano,Percy Matsemela,Annemarie Zola,Jerry Mofokeng,Nambitha Mpumlwana,Benny Moshe,Zenzo Ngqobe,Israel Makoe,Thembi Nyandeni,Ian Roberts,Rapulana Seiphemo,Owen Sejake,Zola,Sindi Khambule,Basil Ford,Gavin Hood,Mark Walker,Robbie Little,Alan Howden,Paul Raleigh,Athol Fugard,Doug Mankoff,Lance Gewer,Megan Gill.
Q: When Did the “Tsotsi” Released?
A: The Movie “Tsotsi” originally aired on 2006-02-24 and released in the year of 2005.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “Tsotsi” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “Tsotsi” ?
A: “Tsotsi” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
