As his mother is dying of disease, David (Benny Moshe) runs away from an abusive father and lives with other homeless children in a series of large concrete construction pipes. A few years later, David, who now goes by Tsotsi (Presley Chweneyagae), is the leader of a gang that includes his friends Butcher (Zenzo Ngqobe), Aap (Kenneth Nkosi), and Boston (Mothusi Magano).
MPAA Rating: | R |
Genre: | Crime, Drama |
Country: | South Africa, United Kingdom |
Produced By: | Liza Essers, Doug Mankoff, Joseph D'Morais, Henrietta Fudakowski, Janine Eser, Paul Raleigh, Alan Howden, Rupert Lywood, Sam Bhembe, Peter Fudakowski, Basil Ford, Gavin Joubert, Robert Little |
Directed By: | Gavin Hood |
Written By: | Athol Fugard, Gavin Hood |
Cast: | Zenzo Ngqobe, Eduan Van Jaarsveldt, Mothusi Magano, Nambitha Mpumlwana, Owen Sejake, Benny Moshe, Presley Chweneyagae, Jeremiah Ndlovu, Thembi Nyandeni, Nonthuthu Sibisi, Bheki Vilakazi, Jerry Mofokeng, Ntuthuko Sibisi, Craig Palm, Ian Roberts, Sindi Khambule, Zola, Israel Makoe, Percy Matsemela, Kenneth Nkosi, Lennox Mathabathe, Rapulana Seiphemo, Terry Pheto |
In Theaters: | Mar 31, 2006 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 34 minutes |
Production: | Tsotsi Films, The National Film and Video Foundation of SA |
Budget: | $3,000,000 |
Box Office: | $2,912,606 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |