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A South African teenage hoodlum unexpectedly takes on the role of caretaker for a helpless infant following a violent carjacking in writer-director Gavin Hood's emotionally charged tale of redemption. Making his screen debut, Presley Chweneyagae is marvelous in the title role of a damaged young man in search of his moral compass. Extras include an illuminating look at alternate endings. The winner of this year's Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, Tsotsi belongs in every collection. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.