Tsotsi
by
Hood, Gavin.
Title
:
Tsotsi
Author
:
Hood, Gavin.
Edition
:
Widescreen.
Publication Information
:
Wendywood, South Africa : Distributed by Ster Kinekor Home Entertainment, c2006.
Physical Description
:
2 videodiscs (feature : 91 min) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note
:
Based on a novel by Athol Fugard.
Originally produced in 2005 as a motion picture.
Bonus features: Theatrical trailer ; the making of 'Tsotsi' : the road to the Oscars ; the homecoming ; "Congratulations snippet ; director's short film "The Storekeeper" ; Elalini (the Oscar winning student short film) ; music videos ; alternate endings ; photo gallery.
Abstract
:
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.
Reading Level
:
MPAA rating: R; for language and some strong violent content.
Subject Term
:
Criminal behavior -- South Africa -- Drama.
Redemption -- Drama.
Gangsters -- South Africa -- Drama.
Gangster films -- South Africa.
Added Author
:
Hood, Gavin.
Fudakowski, Peter.
Chweneyagae, Presley.
Pheto, Terry.
Nkosi, Kenneth.
Fugard, Athol.
Added Corporate Author
:
Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa.
Moviworld (Firm)
National Film and Video Foundation (South Africa)
UK Film & TV Production Company.
Ster-Kinekor Home Entertainment.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | Audio-visual Material | 33168025588373 | 791.4372 T882 2006 | 2 |