Title:
Tsotsi [DVD video]
Publication Date:
2006
Publication Information:
Montreal : Alliance Atlantis, [2006]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:
9780788868924
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.
General Note:
Based on a 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 with optional commentary by Gavin Hood; the making of 'Tsotsi'; feature commentary with Gavin Hood; director's short film 'The Storekeeper.'
Performers:
Presley Chweneyagae, Terry Pheto, Kenneth Nkosi, Mothusi Magano, Zenzo Ngqobe, Zola.
Technical Details:
DVD, widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio) presentation, region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language:
Bantu (Other)
Additional Language:
Tsotsi-Taal dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Audience:
MPAA rating: R; for language and some strong violent content. CHV rating: 14A.