Tsotsi
Tsotsi
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An Oscar-winner for Best Foreign Language film, Gavin Hood's powerful adaptation of Athol Fugard's novel stars Presley Chweneyagae as the titular Tsotsi, an impoverished and abused teen struggling to survive on the streets of Johannesburg. Out of desperation, Tsotsi murders a woman while stealing her car, and only later discovers that her infant son is in the backseat. This unexpected development sends the young man down a new path of hope and human connection. "It lays a stark narrative that's devoid of sentimentality but stoked with emotional power; without getting maudlin, it will tear you to shreds" (Houston Chronicle). In English and Zulu with English subtitles.

Gavin Hood---South Africa---2005---96 mins.

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  | JohnH#1

Crime and redemption rather than Crime and punishment. Harrowing depiction of brutal life in South African townships. Well acted. Unfortunately, while the thug's redemption is inspiring, the motivations for it remain unconvincing. Worth seeing though.

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