Tsotsi

Where to watch Tsotsi in Canada

Tsotsi is available to rent or buy on Google Play Movies and YouTube in Canada. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there yet. Availability checked 26 May 2026.

About Tsotsi

Tsotsi is a 2005 movie in the Crime and Drama genres, directed by Gavin Hood, starring Presley Chweneyagae, Jerry Mofokeng and Terry Pheto. It has a runtime of 1 hour 34 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.9/10 from 348 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Tsotsi in Canada — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

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Overview

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.

Top cast

Presley Chweneyagae

Tsotsi

Jerry Mofokeng

Morris

Terry Pheto

Miriam

Zenzo Ngqobe

Butcher

Zola

Fela

Rapulana Seiphemo

John Dube

N

Nambitha Mpumlwana

Pumla Dube

P

Percy Matsemela

Sergeant Zuma

T

Thembi Nyandeni

Soekie

Owen Sejake

Gumboot Dlamini

Israel Makoe

Tsotsi's father

S

Sindi Khambule

Tsotsi's Mother

B

Benny Moshe

Young Tsotsi

Mothusi Magano

Boston

Kenneth Nkosi

Aap

Ian Roberts

Captain Smit

B

Bheki Vilakazi

Newspaper Vendor

C

Craig Palm

Young Cop

J

Jeremiah Ndlovu

Old Man at the Tap

S

Sibusiso Mkize

Young Aap

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