Tsotsi

Tsotsi

Tsotsi

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Tsotsi

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

2005

1h 34m

6.9(334 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa

Videos & Trailers

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Cast & Crew

25 members

Acting

Presley Chweneyagae

Tsotsi

Presley Chweneyagae

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Jerry Mofokeng

Morris

Jerry Mofokeng

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Terry Pheto

Miriam

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Zenzo Ngqobe

Butcher

Zenzo Ngqobe

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Zola

Fela

Zola

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Rapulana Seiphemo

John Dube

Rapulana Seiphemo

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Nambitha Mpumlwana

Pumla Dube

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Percy Matsemela

Sergeant Zuma

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Thembi Nyandeni

Soekie

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Owen Sejake

Gumboot Dlamini

Owen Sejake

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Israel Makoe

Tsotsi's father

Israel Makoe

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Sindi Khambule

Tsotsi's Mother

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Benny Moshe

Young Tsotsi

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Mothusi Magano

Boston

Mothusi Magano

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Kenneth Nkosi

Aap

Kenneth Nkosi

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Ian Roberts

Captain Smit

Ian Roberts

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Bheki Vilakazi

Newspaper Vendor

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Craig Palm

Young Cop

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Jeremiah Ndlovu

Old Man at the Tap

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Sibusiso Mkize

Young Aap

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Lindokuhle Ndlovu

Miriam's Baby

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Lennox Mathabathe

Policeman

Lennox Mathabathe

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Eduan van Jaarsveldt

Policeman

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Brian Rolfe

Identkit Officer

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Ishmael Songo

Member of Fela's Gang

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