The backdrop of this thriller is Shantytown on the edge of Johannesburg, where our protagonist, Tsotsi, meaning (“thug” in South African languages), struggles to fathom and eventually redeem his humanity.

Presley Chweneyagae, Mothusi Magano, Terry Pheto, Ian Roberts, percy Matsemeia, Zola, Kenneth Nkosi: Directed by Gavin Hood