Tsotsi review entry

Tsotsi is based on a true story about a young South African thug who has fallen into a lifestyle fill of crime. The story takes place in a South African ghetto (Soweto slum) outside of Johannesburg, South Africa.

It is very unfortunate that David/Tsotsi (played by Presley Chweneyagae) is a young man who grew up with nothing but bitterness in his heart. That was because his father was the same way. His dangerous lifestyle caused him (along with his gang) to kill an elderly man in the train (during a robbery), punching one of his fellow gangster, Boston (played by Mothusi Magano) to death; treating a beggar (who was crippled) like he was a dog and hijacks a woman's car from her own driveway. When she tried to get her car back, he shot her in the stomach and drove off.

As he was driving, there was a baby boy seating in his car seat. After he parks the car, he brings the baby to his house, which is a slum and starts to get used to the baby.

Little did Tsotsi know, the baby was going to change his life for the better.

After watching this film, I found it so interesting that the director actually used a baby to help David/Tsotsi to see what was in his heart and what he needed to do to change his way of living. I also found it so interesting that every time David/Tsotsi would glance so heavily at the single mother, the memories of his mother and his childhood would appear in the mind.

All in all, I would say that this film is one that I will never forget. Even though there was a lot of violence and profanity, it was very interesting.