Movie · 94 min · 13 · crm, drm
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.
Where to watch Tsotsi
Available on 4 platforms across 1 countries.
Chart positions today
Currently charting in 2 countries, best placed at #373 in New Zealand.
- New Zealand #373
- South Africa #751
Available languages
Audio: Afrikaans, English, Portuguese, Spanish, Zulu
Subtitles: Portuguese, Spanish
Chart history
Tsotsi has spent 0 days in a top 3, 0 days in a top 10 and 8 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #23.
Cast
Presley Chweneyagae, Jerry Mofokeng, Terry Pheto, Zenzo Ngqobe, Zola, Rapulana Seiphemo, Nambitha Mpumlwana, Percy Matsemela, Thembi Nyandeni, Owen Sejake, Israel Makoe, Sindi Khambule, Benny Moshe, Mothusi Magano, Kenneth Nkosi, Ian Roberts, Bheki Vilakazi, Craig Palm
Crew
Gavin Hood (director,writer), Peter Fudakowski (producer)
Awards
1 wins from 4 nominations.
- Academy Award for Best International Feature Film 2006 — won
- International Submission to the Academy Awards 2006 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best International Feature Film 2006 — nominated
- European Film Award for Best Non-European Film 2005 — nominated