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Synopsis: In Johannesburg, a small time criminal, Tsotsi, is a teenager without feelings, hardened by his tough life. After a series of violent gang hits, Tsotsi hijacks a car. However, whilst driving, Tsotsi finds that there is a baby on the back seat. He brings the baby to his house in the slum. The next six days bring about a change in him that couldn't be foreseen.
Tsotsi movie is a South African movie adapted from the novel, Tsotsi. The movie has won various accolades including the golden globe, Oscar awards, and academic awards as the best foreign movie (IMDb). I love the movie due to a number of reasons. Firstly, the movie is based on an African country with unique culture, population and history. South Africa has undergone a lot of social and.
When Tsotsi sees Miriam is feeding the baby, the viewer can know how poor the childhood of Tsotsi is, and the viewer can see he really wants a mother’s love. In addition, this movie has a strong emotional line between the baby and Tsotsi. Tsotsi has already built up a relationship with the baby. The baby seems like his sister. In the movie, Tsotsi says, “The baby is mine,” which mean he.
The calculated stabbing of a commuter in the opening scene is shocking, not least in its expression of the ruthlessness of Tsotsi's gang, and the particular sociopathic attitudes of his friend Butcher. The scene where Tsotsi beats his friend and fellow gang member, Boston, was also discussed, with examiners stating in their reports that, despite a lack of process detail, the scene has a strong.
Tsotsi is a exceptional film by director Gavin Hood, the film tells the story of a South African criminal whose life changes after a robbery. A young man that goes by the name “Tsotsi” is a street thug, who he and his small crew commit petty crimes. One night during a robbery, Tsotsi shoots a woman while taking her vehicle, little to his knowledge there is a baby in the back seat. Tsotsi.
Tsotsi’s survival shifts from physical to morally later in the novel once he receives the baby and begins to remember the innocent boy he was. When he witnesses Morris, he begins to feel sympathy for him, and his other victims. When he meets Isaiah and he tells him God does not want us to sin, Tsotsi realizes the immortality in his actions. In the face of God, he has not been “good”, and.
Directed by Gavin Hood. With Presley Chweneyagae, Mothusi Magano, Israel Matseke-Zulu, Terry Pheto. Six days in the violent life of a young Johannesburg gang leader.