Helmer-scribe Gavin Hood’s “Tsotsi,” about a thug who cares for the baby of a woman he kills in a carjacking, is South Africa’s submission for consideration in Oscar’s foreign-language film category, ...

Presley Chweneyagae, who drew widespread acclaim as the young star of “Tsotsi” (2005), a slum-set drama that won South Africa’s first Academy Award for best foreign-language film, died Tuesday at his ...

Gavin Hood's film "Tsotsi" nabbed the People's Choice Award at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival, topping a list of 335 films despite little media coverage. "I like the fact that we're ...

Presley Chweneyagae (October 19, 1984 — May 27, 2025) was a South African actor best known for his breakthrough lead role in Tsotsi (2005). Chweneyagae went into acting at an early age, taking acting ...