Tsotsi’s Oscar Win May Help South African Film Industry

 

Tsotsi (2005) directed by Gavin Hood, starring Presley Chweneyagae, Mothusi Magano

Ron Derby in allAfrica.com: “Since Tsotsi’s unexpected [Best Foreign-Language Film] Oscar win this week, positive vibes have been reverberating around [South Africa]’s fledgling movie world, with many feeling optimistic about the film industry’s future.

“Particularly excited is Fresh Eye Films director Jonathan Parkinson, who hopes to make a movie of a Zakes Mda novel, Madonna of Excelsior.”

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