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Tsotsi (2005)

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Tsotsi (2005)

Overview

A young South African boy from the Johannesburg ghetto named Tsotsi, meaning Gangster, leaves home as a child to get away from his helpless parents. Now a teenage thug, Tsotsi finds a baby in the back seat of a car he's just stolen. He decides that it is his responsibility to care for the infant and in the process learns that maybe the criminal life isn’t the best way.


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Positive

Viewer Rating
7.3

Overview

A young South African boy from the Johannesburg ghetto named Tsotsi, meaning Gangster, leaves home as a child to get away from his helpless parents. Now a teenage thug, Tsotsi finds a baby in the back seat of a car he's just stolen. He decides that it is his responsibility to care for the infant and in the process learns that maybe the criminal life isn’t the best way.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Google Play logoGoogle Play
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film is rated Left-Leaning (-1) because its dominant themes align with progressive values by highlighting the profound impact of systemic poverty and inequality on individuals, even as its narrative arc emphasizes individual redemption through empathy and responsibility.

The film authentically portrays a specific cultural and socio-economic context through its casting and narrative. It features a diverse cast reflecting its South African township setting and explores themes of struggle and redemption within that community, without explicitly recasting traditional roles or framing traditional identities negatively.

Secondary

The film subtly portrays themes of sin, guilt, redemption, and compassion through Tsotsi's moral transformation. While not explicitly naming the religion, the narrative aligns with and affirms these virtues, which are central to Christian teachings, without any negative institutional or character-based portrayals.

Tsotsi is a drama centered on a young gang leader's journey of redemption after an accidental kidnapping. The film primarily explores themes of poverty, violence, and personal transformation within a South African township. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes depicted in the narrative, resulting in no portrayal of queer identities or experiences.

The film "Tsotsi" focuses on a young gang leader's journey of redemption in a South African township. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the narrative, thus the portrayal is not applicable to this evaluation.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film "Tsotsi" is an adaptation of Athol Fugard's novel. All major characters in the film retain the same gender as established in the original source material, with no instances of a character's gender being changed.

The film "Tsotsi" is an adaptation of Athol Fugard's novel, set in a South African township. The characters, including the protagonist, are consistently portrayed as Black, aligning with the source material and the historical context of the setting. No characters established as one race in the source are depicted as a different race in the film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.3

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.2
The Movie Database logo
6.9

Critic Ratings

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8.2
Metacritic logo
7.0

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