Tsotsi

Tsotsi

In this world... Redemption comes just once.

R 2005 · 94 min · ★ 6.9 · Crime, Drama

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.

Directed by Gavin Hood · Written by Gavin Hood

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