Tsotsi Film Review

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Tsotsi Gavin Hood delivers a passionate compelling drama showing the raw emotional story of a young man called Tsotsi – the thug. Deep down in the brutal Alexandra slums on the outskirts Johannesburg we see a gripping portrayal of poverty and division in wealth all mixed together with knives, crime and gangs all centred around one young man: Tsotsi. This film is more than just any other film that glorifies gangs, knives and crime it has a stellar cast, beautiful cinematography, an up and coming director and a sincere story about what life is truly like in order to survive a harsh reality. Tsotsi which literally translates into “thug” lives in a world of poverty and desperation shadowed by the sight of the big city. And like many others he wants out however it involves a life of murder and robbery in order to get a hold of the precious green stuff. Along with his notorious gang, the teenage culprits feed on the fear of others. After a surprising result in a common robbery one of the members, Boston (Mothusi Magano) shows signs of regret and hatred of his actions leads the boys to think about one thing: Decency. Tsotsi who appears to have no moral or ethical problem with inflicting violence takes a sudden turn in actions after an unexpected car hijacking goes terribly wrong. Throughout the movie we catch glimpses of Tsotsi’s upbringing, and start to see the light that started it all. We also see Tsotsi unravel as a character showing signs of true emotion, sadness and regret. Whilst searching for an answer Tsotsi finds Miriam a mother who gradually opens his eyes about life. Soon there is only one thing Tsotsi hopes to achieve. Redemption. A relatively unknown cast dive into the big screen here, pulling off what would have taken years for Angelina to learn and showing truly whose boss. Presley Chweneyagae (Tsotsi) easily conveys a broken and tormented
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