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  • Tsotsi
  • Opened February 24, 2006 | Runtime:1 hr. 31 min.
  • R
    language and some strong violent content
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. Read More
  • A South African hoodlum named Tsotsi (Presley Chweneyagae) lives by a code of violence, and he and his gang of thugs prowl the streets of Johannesburg day and night, attacking those who fail to give them what they want. After casually shooting a Read More
  • Cast: Presley Chweneyagae, Terry Pheto, Kenneth Nkosi, Mothusi Magano, Zenzo Ngqobe
  • Director: Gavin Hood
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Drama

Tsotsi Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    San Francisco Chronicle | Ruthe Stein

    It grabs you from a symbolic opening scene of gang members rolling the dice --...

  • 100
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    What a simple and yet profound story this is.

  • 80
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    As Tsotsi, Chweneyagae turns his face into a living battle mask -- curved,...

  • 80
    The Hollywood Reporter | Ray Bennett

    Brutal but believable, the film in some ways harks back to early Hollywood,...

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