Just come back from seeing Tsotsi, I'll relay my thoughts later but would just like to say that the central performance was astounding.

Okay, I've tried to write my thoughts but to be honest Howard's comments have made such efforts on my part superfluous, he's really hit the nail on the head with this film.

So just as a short note, the films intent is to show the pivotol moment in the life of someone who (due to what I term as cause and effect but which again Howard has addressed far more succinctly) couldn't sink any lower in terms of humanity and decency. 

Presley Chweneyagae, what can you say! A real "tour de force" performance as the thug or Tsotsi, a real lurking sense of menace and danger, a small time gangleader with no scruples at all, a truly stunning performance.

The township feels right, everything feels right and even though when you break it down it's a fairly straightforward story (in terms of construction) that's the last thing you'll be thinking about as you're watching it.

What a surprise to see a film as good as this win the Oscar for best Foreign language film, I'm sure if this had been an American film, Presley Chweneyagae would have been in the running for best leading actor.

Tsotsi comes highly recommended, I think most if not all on this site would truly appreciate the film and the central performance in particular.

Cheers Trev