Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3
Its director and screenwriter stated on the record that "updating the timeframe of Athol Fugard's novel, the politics of apartheid that spurred the story in the book has given way to the tragedy of AIDS, The politics…" 1. Its director and screenwriter stated on the record that "thematically, in terms of the ideas of redemption, personal responsibility and forgiveness, which are the central three themes, that is exactly the same, The c…" 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 6 of 100 3.
- 1Creator statementdirector and screenwriter: "Updating the timeframe of Athol Fugard's novel, the politics of apartheid that spurred the story in the book has given way to the tragedy of AIDS. The politics of the day is HIV and AIDS and poverty,…"Killer Movie Reviews / ComingSoon.net interviews, 2006 source ↗
- 2Creator statementdirector and screenwriter: "Thematically, in terms of the ideas of redemption, personal responsibility and forgiveness, which are the central three themes, that is exactly the same. The character of Tsotsi and his arc emotional…"ComingSoon.net interview, 2006 source ↗
- 3Content balanceAdvocacy 6 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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A young South African boy from the Johannesburg ghetto named Tsotsi, meaning Gangster, leaves home as a child to get away from his helpless parents. Now a teenage thug, Tsotsi finds a baby in the back seat of a car he's just stolen. He decides that it is his responsibility to care for the infant and in the process learns that maybe the criminal life isn’t the best way.
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Advocacy Over Time in Crime
The average advocacy score of Crime titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 1 | 3 |
| 1931 | 0 | 2 |
| 1932 | 0 | 4 |
| 1937 | 0 | 2 |
| 1941 | 1 | 3 |
| 1944 | 3 | 3 |
| 1946 | 0 | 2 |
| 1948 | 0 | 2 |
| 1950 | 3 | 3 |
| 1951 | 0 | 2 |
| 1954 | 0 | 3 |
| 1955 | 0 | 2 |
| 1956 | 3 | 2 |
| 1958 | 0 | 3 |
| 1959 | 3 | 4 |
| 1960 | 0 | 3 |
| 1961 | 6 | 2 |
| 1962 | 3 | 2 |
| 1963 | 2 | 3 |
| 1964 | 6 | 2 |
| 1965 | 1 | 4 |
| 1967 | 0 | 4 |
| 1968 | 0 | 2 |
| 1969 | 1 | 5 |
| 1971 | 2 | 8 |
| 1972 | 2 | 4 |
| 1973 | 1 | 7 |
| 1974 | 3 | 5 |
| 1975 | 1 | 5 |
| 1976 | 2 | 4 |
| 1978 | 4 | 2 |
| 1980 | 0 | 3 |
| 1983 | 6 | 4 |
| 1984 | 5 | 5 |
| 1986 | 2 | 7 |
| 1987 | 2 | 7 |
| 1988 | 2 | 3 |
| 1989 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990 | 4 | 5 |
| 1991 | 5 | 4 |
| 1992 | 2 | 8 |
| 1993 | 2 | 7 |
| 1994 | 4 | 10 |
| 1995 | 4 | 10 |
| 1996 | 3 | 8 |
| 1997 | 3 | 9 |
| 1998 | 2 | 10 |
| 1999 | 7 | 12 |
| 2000 | 3 | 13 |
| 2001 | 0 | 10 |
| 2002 | 5 | 8 |
| 2003 | 2 | 13 |
| 2004 | 3 | 12 |
| 2005 | 2 | 20 |
| 2006 | 2 | 15 |
| 2007 | 2 | 15 |
| 2008 | 3 | 12 |
| 2009 | 3 | 7 |
| 2010 | 5 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 5 |
| 2012 | 15 | 3 |
| 2013 | 12 | 8 |
| 2014 | 15 | 5 |
| 2015 | 12 | 6 |
| 2017 | 11 | 9 |
| 2018 | 13 | 10 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 |
| 2020 | 3 | 8 |
| 2021 | 11 | 9 |
| 2022 | 11 | 7 |
| 2023 | 11 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 8 |
| 2025 | 7 | 14 |
| 2026 | 1 | 16 |
| This title (2005) | 6 | 1 |
● This title (2005): advocacy 6 · explore Crime →
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Gavin Hood (director) · Lance Gewer (director)
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