Written and Directed by
GAVIN HOOD
Produced by
PETER FUDAKOWSKI
Based on the novel "Tsotsi" by
ATHOL FUGARD
Co-Produced by
PAUL RALEIGH
Executive Producers
SAM BHEMBE, ROBBIE LITTLE,
DOUG MANKOFF, BASIL FORD,
JOSEPH D'MORAIS, ALAN HOWDEN,
RUPERT LYWOOD
Associate Producers
JANINE ESER, HENRIETTA FUDAKOWSKI
Casting Director
MOONYEENN LEE
Director of Photography
LANCE GEWER
Production Designer
EMELIA WEAVIND
Art Director
MARK WALKER
Costume Designers
NADIA KRUGER, PIERRE VIENINGS
Key Make-up & Hair
TANIA BROOKE
Sound Mixer
SHAUN MURDOCH
Original Score
MARK KILIAN, PAUL HEPKER
Featuring the voice of
VUSI MAHLASELA
Edited by
MEGAN GILL
1st Assistant Director
RICHARD KELLOND
Line Producer
GAVIN JOUBERT
CAST
| Tsotsi | PRESLEY CHWENEYAGAE |
| Miriam | TERRY PHETO |
| Aap | KENNETH NKOSI |
| Boston | MOTHUSI MAGANO |
| Butcher | ZENZO NGQOBE |
| Fela Ndlovu | ZOLA |
| John | RAPULANA SEIPHEMO |
| Pumla | NAMBITHA MPUMLWANA |
| The Baby | NONTHUTHU SIBISI |
| NTHUTHUKO SIBISI | |
| Morris | JERRY MOFOKENG |
| Captain Smit | IAN ROBERTS |
| Inspector Zuma | PERCY MATSEMELA |
| Soekie | THEMBI NYANDENI |
| Gumboot | OWEN SEJAKE |
| Tsotsi's Father | ISRAEL MAKOE |
| Tsotsi's Mother | SINDI KHAMBULE |
| Young Tsotsi | BENNY MOSHE |
| Newspaper Vendor | BHEKI VILAKAZI |
| Young Cop | CRAIG PALM |
| Old Man at the tap | JEREMIAH NDLOVU |
| Young Aap | SIBUSISO MKIZE |
| Miriam's Baby | LINDOKUHLE TLOUBATLA |
| Children at Pipes | |
| Older Kid with knife | SAMUEL TSEBE |
| Little Boy | KATLEGO MARIBUNE |
| Little Girls | TUMI SEJAKE |
| JUWARRIYAH NKOPANE | |
| Policemen | LENNOX MATHABATHE |
| EDUAN VAN JAARSVELDT | |
| Identi-kit Officer | BRIAN ROLFE |
| Fela's Girl | MBALI KHUMALO |
| Fela's Gang | JOYCE MOSHOESHOE |
| MOSES TIMATI | |
| ENOCH TSOTETSI | |
| EDWARD OLIPHANT | |
| CAPHEUS MANAMELA | |
| ISHMAEL SONGO | |
| Fela's Driver | MARVEN LEKOPOTSA |
CREW
| Script Editors | JANINE ESER |
| HENRIETTA FUDAKOWSKI | |
| Casting Associate | MAVIS KHANYE |
| Production Manager | CANDICE TENNANT |
| Production Co-ordinator | MONICA KEYS |
| Assistant Production Co-ordinator | LAUREN VAN RENSBURG |
| Production Accountant | LAURA VOGT |
| Accounts Assistant | MICHELLE MORGAN |
| Script Supervisor | MAUREEN CONWAY |
| Additional Continuity | WIEBINA BERRINGTON |
| Script Translation | BRIAN LETLHABANE |
| Camera Operator | MARC BROWER |
| Focus Puller | PAM LAXEN |
| Clapper Loader | JASON MUSGRAVE |
| Steadicam Operator | DEON VERMEULEN |
| Stills Photographer | KARIN ALSBIRK |
| VT Operator | GARETH PENBERTHY |
| Camera Truck Driver | SYDNEY DLAMINI |
| Additional Camera Operator | CARLOS CARVALHO |
| Additional Steadicam Operator | SAREL PRETORIUS |
| Additional Focus Pullers | ANTON WEHMEYER |
| MARK COOKSEY | |
| GEORGE LOXTON | |
| Additional Clapper Loader | JUSTIN McGILLIVRAY |
| Additional VT Operator | JIMMY UMBA DI UMBA |
| Boom Operator | JOEL KAPEND' A KAPEND |
| Gaffer | OLIVER WILTER |
| Best Boy Lights | SIMON CAVE |
| Sparks | HANNES ERLANK |
| PATRICK BOTHA | |
| Spark/Driver | TYRON MOUNTJOY |
| Generator Operator | TONY RHODE |
| Additional Sparks | ANDREW MACCALLUM |
| TEBOGO MATSEBE | |
| WELLINGTON MASHABA | |
| MARK SHERMAN | |
| LINDA MABASO | |
| LUCAS MOGANEDI | |
| ABLE NYAMAKAZI | |
| EDMUND NYAMAKAZI | |
| CASPER MAMETSI | |
| DALLAS NKALA | |
| Additional Generator Operators | MARCUS NEPHUMBADA |
| PHILLEMON RALIPHADA | |
| GILBERT PHIRI | |
| ABE POSWA | |
| Key Grip | ARI STAVRINOS |
| Best Boy | ALPHEUS MANAKA |
| Grip Assistant | VICTOR MOGALE |
| Grip Assistant/Driver | MARIUS SWART |
| 2nd Assistant Director | DYLAN SPEER |
| 2nd Assistant Director | PHILLIP MOSOEU |
| Production Assistant | JOSEPH MALELE |
| Additional Production Assistants | PETER MODISE |
| FRANCE MAHLALELA | |
| Assistants to Mr Fudakowski | TOM WINCHESTER |
| SIPHIWE MABUZA | |
| Assistant to Mr Hood | BRIAN LETLHABANE |
| Set Decorator | NHLANHLA BHENGU |
| Art Department Co-ordinator | EMILY SLOAN |
| Leadman | JUSTICE NHLAPO |
| Set Dresser | GREGORY SEDIBE (HANSIE) |
| Standby Set Dresser | VUSI TSHABALALA |
| Swing Gang | |
| LLOYD MSIMANGA | PETER MAHLANGU |
| LAURENCE MOERAKA | |
| Props Master | JAMES TAYLOR |
| Props Buyer | SHEONA MITCHLEY |
| Standby Props | BOBBY CARDOSO |
| Assistant Standby Props | DAVID MOHAPI |
| Props Truck Driver | BAFANA NKOSI |
| Additional Art Department Runner | MARLON MACKS |
| Construction Foremen | FRANCIS GREWE |
| RAYMOND MULLER | |
| Carpenters | JULIAN VON BUCHENRODER |
| SHAUN-MARLON NASSON | |
| Construction | AARON MOGOASA |
| SIMON POTSAME | |
| Plasterer | ISAAC NDLOVU |
| Bricklayer | JOSEPH MOSIKWA |
| Construction Buyer | HECTOR SIBANYONI |
| Additional Construction Crew | BENNETT MOGOBILHA |
| WILLIAM MBIPHA | |
| DUMISANI MDLULI | |
| Fabricator | FRIDAY NGWENYA |
| Plasterer | EDWARD SEJAKE |
| Bricklayers | MDLULI MATHEWS |
| DAVID MDLULU | |
| Construction Truck Driver | DIVI ALFRED MKWANAZI |
| Scenic Artist | MIKE HYMAN |
| Assistant Scenic Artists | SIPHO SIFINIZA |
| RAYNUS MULLER | |
| Graffiti Artists | LUKE SEARLE |
| CHARLES KEYLOCK | |
| Wardrobe Mistress | GILLIAN CASTLE |
| Standby Wardrobe | ANDREE DU PREEZ |
| Wardrobe Assistant | PENZIE MIYA |
| Wardrobe Laundry | PAULA MORUDU |
| Wardrobe Truck Driver | HENDRIK SEBULELA |
| Assistant Make-up/Hair | SHIRALEE MACLACHLAN |
| Prosthetics | GRAHAM PRESS |
| Prosthetics Assistant | JACO SNYMAN |
| Location Manager | JACO ESPACH |
| Unit Manager | DAREN STILWELL |
| Unit Assistants | TERRY STEVENS |
| GEORGE RANDALL | |
| Unit Truck Driver | ALBERT SANDANI |
| Driver's Combi | JOSEPH DLEPHU |
| Cast Drivers | JUSTICE NTOMBELA (BHEKI) |
| LAWRENCE NTIMBANE | |
| Base Camp Assistants | STEPHEN MARUPING |
| FIKILE RAMATLADI | |
| Additional Unit Assistants | WESLEY RALEIGH |
| CLIVE THRING | |
| BRUCE PURNELL | |
| Stunt & SFX Co-Coordinator | CORDELL MC QUEEN |
| SFX Foreman | GAVIN DULLISEAR |
| SFX Assistants | MARK OSTENDORF |
| PETE SPIRO | |
| Stunt Players | WAYNE SMITH |
| VADIM DOBRIN | |
| KERRY GREGG | |
| Precision Driver | GARY FORMATO |
| Armourer | PETE SMITH |
| Child Minder | MAVIS KHANYE |
| Medic | JACQUES SWART |
| Additional Medic | LIEB SWART |
| Extras Casting | BEE QUEUE EXTRAS CASTING |
| DJ'S | |
| PAT'S PROMOTIONS | |
| Animal Wranglers | GARIN VAN MUNSTER |
| JULIE BEZUIDENHOUT | |
| Unit Publicist | DAVID WILSON |
| EPK | DINO PAPAYANNIS |
| DARK MOON PRODUCTIONS | |
| Catering and Craft Services | STATUS CATERERS |
| DAN TESNER | |
| Factory Manager | RENIER BASSON |
| General Manager | DANIEL OBRIST |
| Team Leader | RALPH VAN VUUREN |
| Craft | JOHN CHIUNGWE |
| LUYANDA SIBEKO | |
| Staff | STEPHEN NQUMZA |
| LOPANG MOLASEDI | |
POST PRODUCTION CREW
| 1st Assistant Editor | PRAVASHANEE REDDY |
| 2nd Assistant Editor | CASSIOUS MUNYAI |
| Supervising Sound Editor | JULI VANDENBERG (SAGE) |
| Dialogue Editor | CHARLOTTE BUYS |
| ADR Editor | ELINOR HARDY |
| Post Production Manager | NERISSA BLACK |
| Post Production Co-ordinators | LOUISE MYCIELSKI |
| CARINA STEYL | |
| Negative Processing | THE FILM LAB |
| Dailies Transfers | THE VIDEO LAB |
| Telecine Dailies | WIGGIE ELLENBERGER |
| Off-Line Facilities | ZSE TV |
Digital Intermediate
by
THE VIDEO LAB (SA)
| Digital Imaging/VFX Producer | TRACEY WILLIAMS |
| Digital Post Co-ordinator | DESMOND ALLAN |
| Lustre Colourist | BRETT MANSON |
| Spirit Datacine Scanner | GREG KIRBY |
| Scanning QC Engineer | AXEL KOMPAT |
| Opening Credits Design | CYRIL SCHUMANN |
| LEILA WREYFORD | |
| Visual Effects Compositing | CYRIL SCHUMANN |
| EDDIE ADDINALL | |
| TALLEN CHOW | |
| 3D Animation | ISAAC LIU |
| DOMINIKA MARCISZ | |
| Inferno Sub-titling/HD mastering | EDDIE ADDINALL |
| Lustre Editor/dust-busting | JASON BASSON |
| Systems Engineer | GERHARD ROETS |
| Film Recording | KODAK LIGHTNING 11 LASER RECORDER |
| Film Recording Engineers | GERHARD ROETS |
| GERHARD KRIEL | |
| PAL Mastering Supervision | JOHN BRINK |
| Sound Post Production | CHRIS FELLOWS SOUND STUDIOS |
| Re-recording Engineer | JEREMY SAACKS |
| Technical Engineer | ANDRE JOURDAN |
| ADR Engineer | JIM PETRAK |
| Foleys Artist | JULIETTE PHILLIPS |
| Foley Engineer | AKBAR GOOLAM |
| Optical Sound Negative | CHRIS FELLOWS SOUND STUDIOS |
| Film Post | THE FILM LAB (SA) |
| Grader | PAUL PHAHLANE |
| Film Lab Co-ordinator | LAUREN BOND |
| Legal Services provided by | HAKAN KOUSETTA of HOWARD KENNEDY SOLICITORS, LONDON |
| Website developed by | ROMAN MARSZALEK of DOCTOR LOGIC, LONDON |
MUSIC
| Featured vocalists | VUSI MAHLASELA |
| KHANYO MAPHUMULO | |
| Percussion | BARRY VAN ZYL |
| Viola | BRENDAN JURY |
| Choir | KHANYO MAPHUMULO |
| PHINDA MTYA MATLALA | |
| THOFO GOGE | |
| PHUTHUMA TISO | |
| SIPHO MBELE | |
| BONGANI MASUKU | |
| LINDA GCWENSA | |
| INNOCENT MODIBA | |
| Choir contracted by | SIPHO MBELE |
| Additional Vocals | NICK HEATON |
| Custom percussion supplied by | ANDRIES BRUYNS |
| FRANS KILIAN | |
| Score recorded by | NICK HEATON |
Score recorded at
RHYTHM NATION STUDIOS,
Johannesburg, South Africa
| Score mixed by | CASEY STONE, STEVE KAPLAN |
Score mixed at
GRAVY STREET,
Venice, California
| Music consulatant | LANCE STEHRE, GHETTORUFF, SA |
MDLWEMBE
Performed by Zola, Music by Zola / Kaybee
Produced by Kaybee
Licensed from Ghetto Ruff Publishing
EHLALE E ZOLA
Performed by Zola
Composed by Thabiso Tsotetsi / Bonginkosi Dlamini / Zola
Licensed from Guluva Publishing / Ghetto Ruff Publishing
WOOF WOOF
Performed by Zola, Music by Zola / Kaybee
Produced by Kaybee, Licensed from Ghetto Ruff Publishing
SILANG MABELE
Composed and Performed by Vusi Mahlasela
Vusi Muzi Music c/o BMG Africa Music Publishing
Vusi Mahlasela appears courtesy of Song BMG Music Entertainment Africa
MUNT'OMNYAMA
Performed by Mafikizolo
Composed by M. Mofokeng / O. Mdlongwa / B. Sebitlo /
T. Seate / T. Kgosinkwe / A. Muphemi
Licensed from Sony Music Entertainment South Africa
BENONI BLUES
Performed by paw?lee 'n sparx
Composed by Mark Kilian and Paul Hepker
Licensed from Gravu Street Music / Kekila Music
SEVEN
Performed by Zola, Music by Zola / Kaybee
Produced by Kaybee, Licensed from Ghetto Ruff Publishing
ZINGU 7
Performed by Zola
Composed by Kabelo "Kaybee" Ikaneng / Bonginkosi Dlamini
Licensed from Guluva Publishing / Ghetto Ruff Publishing
PALESA
Performed by Zola
Composed by Thabiso Tsotesi / Bonginkosi Dlamini
Licensed from Guluva Publishing / Ghetto Ruff Publishing
BHAMBATHA
Performed by Zola
Composed by Thabiso Tsotesi / Bonginkosi Dlamini
Licensed from Ghetto Ruff Publishing
IT'S YOUR LIFE
Performed by Zola
Composed by Thabiso Tsotesi / Bonginkosi Dlamini
Licensed from Guluva Publishing / Ghetto Ruff Publishing
| Camera/Lighting/Grips Equipment by | MCC LOGICAL DESIGNS |
| Film Stock supplied by | KODAK |
| Animal Anti-Cruelty League Inspector On-Set | GRANT HOPLEY |
| Completion Bond | ENTERTAINMENT GUARANTORS |
| Insurance Brokers | CGM INSURANCE BROKERS |
| HANLIE CARSTENS Freight Agents | FILM FREIGHT |
| Security | FINGWA SECURITY SERVICE |
| Travel Agent | SEA-JAY TRAVEL |
| Vehicles Supplied by | U-DRIVE CAR RENTAL, TEMPEST CAR HIRE, KEMPSTON TRUCK HIRE, IMPERIAL TRUCK HIRE, SUPER RENT, KEMPTON CARAVAN |
SPECIAL THANKS TO
ADT Security, Altech Card Solutions, Baby & Co. (Pty) Ltd., City Of Johannesburg, Daily Sun, Ghetto Ruff, Global Access, Graham Beck Wines, Impact Medical Services, Intersite, Jabu Stone Hair Salons, Johannesburg General Hospital, Johannesburg Metro Police, Metrorail (Wits), Motorola, Nokia, Ola Ice Creams, Paul Mitchell Hair Products, Respiratory Care Africa, Saicom, Skin Infusia, Sondor, South African Police Service, Captain Ina Middel, Captain Melissa Pretorius, Tabaccozone, Takies Biltong, The Gauteng Film Office, Theresa Van Der Merwe
THE FILM MAKERS WISH TO ESPECIALLY THANK
Adam & Kasia Fudakowski, Albert Van Rensburg, Alice Hutton, Andy Spaulding, Beth B, Bill Johnston, Caroline Clasen, Charles Oliver Cooper, Clive Parsons, Colin Luke, The Cookie Crew, Daniel & Nancy Weinzweig, David Royds, David Selvan, Davina Belling, Ellen Little, Frank Gannon, Fr Mark Barrett, Gary Cloete, Gina Bonmariage, Gordon and Diana Hood, Hakan Kousetta, Helen Kuun, Jim Charne, John Kani, Judith James, Julitta & Dominic Ward, Lance McCormack, Lance Stehr, Lara Hood, Laurie Hutzler, Lee de Montagnac, Luke Randolf, Matt Davis, Marek Zebrowski, Michael Sugar, Roman Marszalek, Samuel Liff, Sandra Schulberg, Simon and Lynsey Jones, Sophia Phirippides, Stas Syrewicz, Stefano Fraquelli, Stephen & Linda Bayly, Thomas Hall, Vivian Bickford Smith, Zama Mkosi, The Trinity College Film Society, Cambridge University, The Magdalene College Film Society, Oxford University.
Shot on location in Soweto and Johannesburg