Tsotsi

Starring: Presley Chweneyagae, Mothusi Magano, Israel Makoe, Jerry Mofokeng, Percy Matsemela, Nambitha Mpumlwana, Benny Moshe, Kenneth Nkosi, Zenzo Ngqobe, Terry Pheto, Thembi Nyandeni, Rapulana Seiphemo, Ian Roberts, Zola

Director: Gavin Hood
Release Date: February 24th, 2006
MPAA Rating: R
Studio: Miramax Films
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Box Office Total: $2,912,363
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Synopsis: Based on South African playwright Athol Fugard's only novel, TSOTSI is a thrilling, provocative look at life in the ghettos outside present-day Johannesburg. Presley Chweneyagae stars as the title character, a teenager with a killer stare who lives alone in a ramshackle room in a poor shantytown, where he pulls off petty crimes with the help of three compatriots--Boston (Mothusi Magano), Butcher (Zenzo Ngqobe), and Aap (Kenneth Nkosi). But after they stab a man to death on the subway and Tsotsi (which means "thug" or "gangster") beats up Boston for trying to find out about his past, Tsotsi runs off to a wealthy section of the city, shoots a woman, and steals her car. Only later does he discover that there is a baby in the back seat--and decides to keep it for himself.

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