Tsotsi is a movie about a young man who is a typical thug ganster living in South Africa. He beats people up, robs them and even kills some. His life is a fast track to disaster when one day he steals a car and soon discovers a baby is left inside. That begins his struggle to decide to keep th baby or let it die on the road side. He tries to take care of the baby but being the only thing in his life that he cares for, proves to be a struggle.
He gets a single mother near by to take care of the child as he realizes that the child needs milk and food. While learning to care for the child he realizes the importance of life and the basis of humanity. With these lessons learned he is on the way to start over his life. The newspaper prints an article about the missing child and he is feeling the guilt.
The movie ends with Tsotsi returning the child to the frantic parents. That was probably the hardest thing for Tsotsi to do because he had to surrender his reputation and do the right thing. It was a very emotional ending and every character was crying and upset. I thought this movie was very touching and well made. It really showed the difference in America to the poverty in south africa.
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