Tsotsi

2005 · directed by Gavin Hood

Rating
73/100
Hit
no

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.

Tsotsi (2005), directed by Gavin Hood, rates 73/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Presley Chweneyagae
  • Jerry Mofokeng
  • Terry Pheto
  • Zenzo Ngqobe
  • Zola
  • Rapulana Seiphemo
  • Nambitha Mpumlwana
  • Percy Matsemela
  • Thembi Nyandeni
  • Owen Sejake

Crew

  • Lance Gewer — Director of Photography
  • Megan Gill — Editor
  • Mark Kilian — Original Music Composer
  • Paul Hepker — Original Music Composer
  • Gavin Hood — Writer

More from Gavin Hood

  1. Eye in the Sky (2015) — 76/100
  2. Official Secrets (2019) — 73/100
  3. Ender's Game (2013) — 62/100
  4. Rendition (2007) — 60/100
  5. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) — 54/100

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