Film200594 min

Tsotsi

Name: Tsotsi
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 2005
Duration: 94 min
Cast: Presley Chweneyagae, Jerry Mofokeng, Terry Pheto, Rapulana Seiphemo, Zenzo Ngqobe

Taste attributes: crimedramadetectiveromancemafia/gangsterslowtried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers allunlikely connections

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"In this world... Redemption comes just once."

Boxlist takeA small-scale crime drama that is grounded, heavy and raw. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.9 /10

TMDB · 235 votes

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What lines up

Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

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Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

The South African multi-award winning film about a young South African boy from the ghetto named Tsotsi, meaning Gangster. Tsotsi, who left home as a child to get away from helpless parents, finds a baby in the back seat of a car that he has just stolen. He decides that it his responsibility to take care of the baby and in the process learns that maybe the gangster life isn’t the best way.

Synopsis: TMDB