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- BFI identifier699465
- Date2005 (Copyright)
2006-03-17 (Release) - Production countrySouth Africa, United Kingdom
- Production company
- SynopsisPsychological thriller based on the 1980 novel of the same title by Athol Fugard which means "thug or gangster". Set in a shanty town in South Africa in the 1950's when the country's black majority were being repressed. The story centres around a violent nineteen year old criminal whose mother's premature death and social circumstances propel him into a world of crime with no hope for the future. He rediscovers his humanity, dignity and capacity to love when he is forced to take care of a baby accidentally kidnapped during a car jacking. (Synopsis)
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Title
Tsotsi (Original)
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10.5240/DEC3-0384-EBBD-2366-196C-5Category
FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
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view all - ArticlesScreen v48 n4 Winter 2007 - ArticleScreen International n1534 3 Feb 2006 - Short ArticleScreen International n1540 17 Mar 2006 - Short ArticleScreen Africa September 2005 - ArticleScreen Africa July 2005 - Credits, Reviewview all
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Work - 699465 - 2005 (Copyright)
South Africa - Film - Fiction
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