Apple TVTsotsi (2005)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
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
Apple TV
Google PlayBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Positive
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
Apple TVGoogle PlayDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
While the film's central conflict is rooted in the socio-economic realities of post-apartheid South Africa, its narrative solution emphasizes individual moral transformation and personal responsibility, leading to a neutral political stance.
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 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
7.2
7.0
Critic Ratings
8.2
7.0
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