Tsotsi (2005)
Directed by Gavin Hood · 94 min · Crime, Drama
50.7 TOPICAL score · #1,873 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →A young South African boy from the Johannesburg ghetto named Tsotsi, meaning Gangster, leaves home as a child to get away from his helpless parents. Now a teenage thug, Tsotsi finds a baby in the back seat of a car he's just stolen. He decides that it is his responsibility to care for the infant and in the process learns that maybe the criminal life isn’t the best way.
Tsotsi (2005, directed by Gavin Hood) has a TOPICAL score of 50.7 - ranked 1,873 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and historical impact, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Critics: 82% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 70. Audiences: TMDB 6.9/10 (367 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 41 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics82% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 70
- AudienceTMDB 6.9/10 (367 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 2 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 41 languages
- Still read6,991 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Presley Chweneyagae, Jerry Mofokeng, Terry Pheto, Zenzo Ngqobe
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