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A young criminal finds a surprise in the backseat of a car he has stolen, which both complicates and enriches his life.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Tsotsi (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa, National Film and Video Foundation (South Africa)
Other Authors: Hood, Gavin (Screenwriter, Director), Chweneyagae, Presley (Actor), Pheto, Terry (Actor), Nkosi, Kenneth (Actor), Zola (Actor), Fudakowski, Peter (Producer), Magano, Mothusi (Actor), Ngqobe, Zenzo (Actor), Roberts, Ian (Actor), 1952- (Actor), Gewer, Lance (director of photography.), Kilian, Mark (composer (expression)), Fugard, Athol
Format: Video
Language:Bantu (Other)
Tsonga
Language Notes:Soundtrack in Tsotsitaal, with English subtitles.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Miramax, [2005]
Subjects:
Criminals > South Africa > Johannesburg > Drama.
Infants > South Africa > Johannesburg > Drama.
Criminal behavior > South Africa > Drama.
Murder > South Africa > Drama.
Redemption > Drama.
Streaming video.
Vidéo en continu.
streaming video.
Criminal behavior.
Criminals.
Infants.
Murder.
Redemption.
South Africa.
South Africa > Johannesburg.
Webcast
Drama.
Feature films.
Gangster films.
Internet videos.
Films de gangsters.
Vidéos sur Internet.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
Description
Summary:A young criminal finds a surprise in the backseat of a car he has stolen, which both complicates and enriches his life.
Item Description:Based on the novel: Tsotsi by Athol Fugard.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2005.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (94 min.)) : sound, color.
Format:System requirements: Microsoft Silverlight.
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for language and some strong violent content.
Awards:Audience Award for Best Feature Film, AFI Film Festival; People's Choice Award, Toronto Film Festival; Audience Award, Edinburgh Film Festival; Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Production Credits:Music, Mark Kilian and Paul Hepker ; editor, Megan Gill ; director of photography, Lance Gewer.