Tsotsi is a 2005 crime drama film written and directed by Gavin Hood and produced by Peter Fudakowski.

Set in the Alexandra slum in Johannesburg, South Africa, it stars Presley Chweneyagae as David/Tsotsi (meaning "criminal" - see also Tsotsitaal), a young street thug who steals a car only to discover a baby in the back seat.

[6] As his mother is dying of disease, David runs away from an abusive father and lives with other homeless children in a series of large concrete construction pipes.

Tsotsi later shoots Pumla, a young woman, while stealing her car, only to discover a three-month-old baby in the back seat.

Pumla survives the attack (although is wheelchair bound) and works with a police artist to create a composite sketch of Tsotsi's face, which is then run in the newspapers.

Realising that he cannot properly care for the baby on his own, Tsotsi spots Miriam with a young child strapped to her back, collecting water from a public tap.

Meanwhile, rich gang leader Fela begins attempting to recruit Aap, Boston, and Butcher to work for him.

Aap is assigned to watch John while Butcher ransacks the bedroom and Tsotsi collects items from the baby's room.

Meanwhile, an officer stationed at the house alerts Captain Smit, who rushes to the scene, arriving just as Tsotsi is about to walk away.

The critical consensus states: "Chweneyagae's powerful performance carries this simple yet searing tale of a shantytown teenager's redemption.