Tsotsi

Hood, Gavin. (Added Author). Chweneyagae, Presley. (Added Author). Pheto, Terry. (Added Author). Nkosi, Kenneth. (Added Author). Fugard, Athol. Tsotsi. (Added Author). Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm) (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

ISBN: 0788868926
Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (ca. 94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen.
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Miramax Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2006].

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from container. Based on the 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; 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:	CHV rating : 14A.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Language Note:	Tsotsi-Taal dialogue, English and Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, USA, 2006: Oscar - Best Foreign Language Film of the Year (South Africa)