Tsotsi

Hood, Gavin. (Added Author). Chweneyagae, Presley. (Added Author). Pheto, Terry. (Added Author). Fugard, Athol. Tsotsi. (Added Author). Presley Chweneyagae, Terry Pheto, Kenneth Nkosi, Mothusi Magano, Zenzo Ngqobe, Zola. (Cast).

Summary: A young man running with a criminal gang on the streets of Johannesburg, Tsotsi - a nickname meaning thug - is immersed in a world of violence that seems to leave him unaffected, until he discovers an infant in the backseat of a car he has stolen.

Record details

Physical Description: videorecording
videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (ca. 94 min.) : | dvd 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Montreal : Alliance Atlantis, [2006]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Catalogued from container. Based on a novel by Athol Fugard. Originally released as a motion picture in 2005. Bonus features: alternate endings with optional commentary by screenwriter and director Gavin Hood; deleted scenes with optional commentary by Gavin Hood; the making of 'Tsotsi'; feature commentary with Gavin Hood; director's short film 'The Storekeeper.'
Participant or Performer Note:	Presley Chweneyagae, Terry Pheto, Kenneth Nkosi, Mothusi Magano, Zenzo Ngqobe, Zola.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R; for language and some strong violent content.
System Details Note:	DVD, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation, region 1; Dolby Digital.
Language Note:	Tsotsi-Taal dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, USA, 2006: Oscar - Best Foreign Language Film of the Year (South Africa).