Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title
Tsotsi
Status
released
Original Language
tn
Budget
$3.0M
Revenue
$9.9M

Where to watch free (US)

Kanopy
Plex
Plex Channel

Production Companies

Movieworld Productions
UK Film & TV Production Company
National Film & Video Foundation of South Africa
Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa logoIndustrial Development Corporation of South Africa