Oscar Award for Tsotsi movie
In South Africa it is the talk of the week: The South African film production Tsotsi grabs the Academy Award for best foreign language film during the 78th Oscar ceremony. The prestigious movie award not only recognizes the quality of this particular movie production, it also strengthens South Africa's position on the map of the International Film Industry.
Tsotsi, apart from being a good movie, shows that South Africa is very much capable of making excellent film productions and that there are talented actors, actresses and directors. Not only did the movie won an Oscar, it also grabbed five other International movie awards, at for instance the acclaimed 2005 film festivals of Toronto and Edinborough.
Underdog
"So tell me ... What is this movie, that is apparently so great, all about?" I hear you think. I understand: Best Foreign Language Film has always been the underdog in the Universe of the Oscars. Which is a shame, as it is this category that has featured the world's best movies. Anyway, back to Tsotsi.
Tsotsi tells the story of David, a nineteen-year-old hardcore gangster in a township close to Johannesburg. David, or Tsotsi ( "Thug" or "Gangster") for friends, spends his days with drinking, drugs, theft, robbery, hijackings and other criminal and illegal activities. Tsotsi is, in no respect, the perfect son-in-law. Things change radically when Tsotsi, after hijacking a car in a fancy Jo'burg suburb and shooting the female driver, ends up with the baby of his victim.
Wrong side of the law
The movie tells, first of all, about how difficult life can be in South Africa's townships. Especially for young kids who - due to all kinds of causes - grow up with a distorted view on life. They are for instance affected by the non-presence of one (or both) parents, due to HIV/Aids / crime / domestic violence or whatever reason. They struggle with poverty, don't go to school, grow up with distorted perceptions of good and bad and therefore have a big chance of ending up on the wrong side of the law. Like what happened to Tsotsi.
Second, the movie is about human strength, humanity and forgiveness. And about the question: Does every one deserve a second chance? You go see that movie and think about it!
Miriam Mannak / Africa in the News - Cape Town, South Africa
Tsotsi, apart from being a good movie, shows that South Africa is very much capable of making excellent film productions and that there are talented actors, actresses and directors. Not only did the movie won an Oscar, it also grabbed five other International movie awards, at for instance the acclaimed 2005 film festivals of Toronto and Edinborough.
Underdog
"So tell me ... What is this movie, that is apparently so great, all about?" I hear you think. I understand: Best Foreign Language Film has always been the underdog in the Universe of the Oscars. Which is a shame, as it is this category that has featured the world's best movies. Anyway, back to Tsotsi.
Tsotsi tells the story of David, a nineteen-year-old hardcore gangster in a township close to Johannesburg. David, or Tsotsi ( "Thug" or "Gangster") for friends, spends his days with drinking, drugs, theft, robbery, hijackings and other criminal and illegal activities. Tsotsi is, in no respect, the perfect son-in-law. Things change radically when Tsotsi, after hijacking a car in a fancy Jo'burg suburb and shooting the female driver, ends up with the baby of his victim.
Wrong side of the law
The movie tells, first of all, about how difficult life can be in South Africa's townships. Especially for young kids who - due to all kinds of causes - grow up with a distorted view on life. They are for instance affected by the non-presence of one (or both) parents, due to HIV/Aids / crime / domestic violence or whatever reason. They struggle with poverty, don't go to school, grow up with distorted perceptions of good and bad and therefore have a big chance of ending up on the wrong side of the law. Like what happened to Tsotsi.
Second, the movie is about human strength, humanity and forgiveness. And about the question: Does every one deserve a second chance? You go see that movie and think about it!
Miriam Mannak / Africa in the News - Cape Town, South Africa
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