Six days in the violent life of a young Johannesburg gang leader.Six days in the violent life of a young Johannesburg gang leader.Six days in the violent life of a young Johannesburg gang leader.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 23 wins & 18 nominations total
Israel Matseke-Zulu
- Mandla, Tsotsi's Father
- (as Israel Makoe)
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Did you know
- TriviaIn urban slang of Johannesburg "tsotsi" loosely translated means "thug".
- GoofsWhen Tsotsi enters the room of the kidnapped child, you can see (on the right hand side) that the wall paper is false.
- Alternate versionsA open matte version in 1.85 ratio was edited on the french DVD in 2006.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2006 (2006)
Featured review
A Jo'burg resident myself it was great to see Jo'burg on screen in one hot film. I mean to often I get excited by seeing the Jo'burg skyline on the big screen and then I am sadly disappointed by the following weak film, not in this case. A great film with a great cast and great direction. Yes there are similarities to "City of God" but the story is much smaller and hence more personal; maybe it's because I live in Johannesburg but I found myself so emotionally caught up in the film that more then once I had to hold back tears.
Maybe there were some obvious uses of cinematic dramatic vices, yet the film held together all the way to the end and packed a serious punch. The lead actor was brilliant in his role which teetered between the victim and the aggressor constantly and consequently good and evil. A great cameo performance by Presley Chweneyagae. As a near graduate of South African film school this gives me hope for the cinematic future of our country.
Maybe there were some obvious uses of cinematic dramatic vices, yet the film held together all the way to the end and packed a serious punch. The lead actor was brilliant in his role which teetered between the victim and the aggressor constantly and consequently good and evil. A great cameo performance by Presley Chweneyagae. As a near graduate of South African film school this gives me hope for the cinematic future of our country.
- born_trippy
- Sep 18, 2005
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Box office
- Budget
- $3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,912,606
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $76,324
- Feb 26, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $9,891,303
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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