Cinematic background from Tsotsi 2005 - The South African multi-award winning film about a young South African boy from the ghetto named Tsotsi, meaning Gangster. Tsotsi, who left home as a child to get away from helpless parents, finds a baby in the back seat of a car that he has just stolen. He decides that it his responsibility to take care of the baby and in the process learns that maybe the gangster life isn’t the best way.

Tsotsi

2005

Crime, Drama

Directors:
Gavin Hood
Writers:
Athol Fugard, Gavin Hood
Official poster of Tsotsi 2005 directed by [object Object]
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A woman sitting on a bed holding a baby; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A man's face in a boxing ring; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A man sitting on the floor next to a dead body; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – An old building with a broken window in the middle of the day; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A person behind a metal fence; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A person sitting in front of a painting; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A man wearing a leather jacket standing in front of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A group of people sitting at a table with drinks; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A man walking down a street in the rain at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – An older woman sitting in front of a tea pot; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A man and a woman are holding a baby; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A person with blood on his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A woman wearing a headdress is posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A man sitting at a table holding a wine glass; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A person behind a metal fence; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A person wearing glasses and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A person behind a metal fence; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A group of people walking down a street at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A man with a bald head is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – An older man wearing a jacket and a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A man standing on top of a hill near tall buildings; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A man sitting at a table with a woman; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A person wearing glasses and a leather jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A man and a woman standing in front of something fishy sign; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A man in a black jacket is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – Two men are sitting in a pipe in the dark; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A man holding a gun while wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A woman holding a baby in her arms; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – An older man holding a gun while wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A woman holding a baby in her arms; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A man in a suit and a top hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A group of people standing in a field; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A person wearing a hat and a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A baby wearing a hood; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A young boy is smiling while holding a stick; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A man with blood all over his face and head; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A group of people standing in a dirt field; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A baby drinking milk from a cup; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A man with a hat and glasses in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A person holding a cell phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A person with blood on his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A person wearing a hat and a coat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A baby wearing a hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A man sitting in front of a woman while a woman stands behind him; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A man sitting on top of a bed next to a pile of papers; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A person wearing glasses and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A man sitting at a table in front of a keyboard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A person wearing a hat and a coat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A group of people walking down a dirt road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A group of people sitting on a couch in front of a window; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A person wearing a headdress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A woman in a purple shirt is behind bars; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A person sitting on a couch wearing a leather jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A group of people standing on top of a dirt field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A person wearing a leather jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A person behind a fence; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A man sitting in a car in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A woman standing in front of a window with many glass ornaments hanging from the ceiling; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A woman sitting at a table with two bottles of beer; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A man walking down a street holding two bags; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A couple of people standing under a bridge at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A group of people standing next to a bunch of pipes; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A man holding a gun in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A man standing in front of a building with a cell phone to his ear; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A person wearing a hood and a vest in front of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A man in a leather jacket talking to another man in a leather jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A person's face in a dark room; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A man sitting in a wheel chair in a room with a woman; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A man standing in front of a crowd of people in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A woman is pouring a drink at a restaurant; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A woman holding a gun while wearing a leather jacket; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A man in a black coat and a black hat; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A person wearing a prison uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A group of young men standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A group of men standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A person's face in a car seat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A person wearing a leather jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A man holding a gun in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A man wearing a leather jacket and headphones; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A man in a leather jacket is posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A man standing on a train track at night time; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A person with a sword in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A woman in a purple shirt behind a metal fence; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A train yard with many trains on it's tracks; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A woman holding a baby in her arms while standing next to a man in a leather jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A man wearing a leather jacket sitting in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A woman sitting in front of a tea pot; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A group of people standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – A man sitting at a table holding a wine glass; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tsotsi” (2005), directed by Gavin Hood – An older man and a younger woman are looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle