'Tsotsi' yields an emotionally charged performance

You know, it's hard out there for a punk. Especially when you have to live in a Soweto shantytown. Winner of the best foreign language Oscar at this year's Academy Awards, the affecting South African film "Tsotsi" takes its name from its protagonist — a baby-faced hoodlum (newcomer Presley Chweneyagae) whose name literally translates as "thug." He runs with — and pretty much runs — a small gang of nasty boys who spend their time stealing from and roughing up other people. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
In the sprawling Soweto township in South Africa, a ruthless 19-year-old gang member ends up caring for a baby he kidnapped during a car-jacking.

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Miramax Films
'Tsotsi'

Director: Gavin Hood
Starring: Presley Chweneyagae, Mothusi Magano, Kenneth Nkosi, Zenzo Ngqobe, Terry Pheto
Run time: 94 minutes
Release date: Feb. 24, 2006
Rating: R for language and some strong violent content.
Language: In Zulu, Xhosa and Afrikaans with English subtitles.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: B+
"A protagonist you're not likely to forget."

The Palm Beach Post: B+
"...just the right amount of tension, melodrama and uplift."


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