Capo
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Post by Capo on Apr 17, 2007 21:17:48 GMT
Tsotsi Gavin Hood 2005 South Africa A young hoodlum living on the streets of Soweto's life is changed when steals a car, not knowing there's a baby in the back. One of those films that takes the box-office and international arthouse circuit by surprise, though, along similar lines to City of God, it takes a harrowing location, a bit of a loser for a protagonist, and sets out to evoke empathy in him by means of a moral dilemma. Powerful at times but prone to late sentimentality (though it ends when it should); it has a rare mix of disturbing violence and uplifting reflection, driven along by its score and lead performance.
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