Tsotsi is a movie directed by Gavin Hood in 2005 and based on the book of the same name by Athol Fugard, first published in 1979. The movie features Presley Chweneyagae, Terry Pheto, Kenneth Nkosi, Mothusi Magano, Zenzo Ngqobe, Rapulana Seiphemo, and others.
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Storyline
Since his mother is dying of a terminal disease, David runs away from an abusive father and lives with other homeless children in a series of large concrete construction pipes. A few years later, David, who now goes by the name Tsotsi, is the leader of a violent gang in Johannesburg.
Movie vs Book
Year
2005
Minutes
95
Movie Rate
7.20
Source: IMDb
Year
1979
Pages
232
Book Rate
7.38
S: Goodreads
Book
Tsotsi
Author: Athol Fugard
Country: South Africa
First published in: 1979
Length: 232 pages
Genre: Fiction
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“In a movie, you need good actors, whereas in a book, you don't, unless you have a really bad imagination.”
YANN MARTEL (Writer)
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