Tsotsi

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Theatrical Release Date:

02/24/2006

DVD Release Date:

07/18/2006

Run Time:

91min.

Starring:

Presley Chweneyagae , Terry Pheto , Kenneth Nkosi , Mothusi Magano , Zenzo Ngqobe

Director(s):

Gavin Hood

Distributor(s):

Miramax

MPAA Rating:

R for language and some strong violent content.

Genre(s):

Crime and Mystery,Drama

Plot: An amoral teenager develops an unexpected paternal side in this powerful drama from South Africa. Tsotsi (Presley Chweneyagae) is the street name used by a young Johannesburg delinquent who has taken to a life of crime in order to support himself. Read More

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