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Tsotsi: Film Guide

Tsotsi
Tsotsi
Tsotsi © MIRAMAX ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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14+

Duration

Short (1-4 activities)

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19 August

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A film guide that looks at Tsotsi (2005), a hard-hitting, Oscar-winning film about a South African gangster who finds himself in charge of a baby.

This guide is useful for exploring topics including Human Rights, English, PSHE Education and Religious Education in addition to highlighting themes surrounding African countries, crime and punishment, gangs, poverty, law and order, friendships, books and plays, child safety, community and anti-bullying.

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This Resource Supports

  • English
  • Citizenship
  • Human Rights
  • Religious Education
  • PSHE Education

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