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World Service,04 Mar 2006,49 mins

Tsotsi And Universal Humanity

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South African gangster film Tsotsi took the Best Foreign Language film at the Oscars. Based on the story of a thug who accidentally kidnaps a baby and has to confront his own morality, the director Gavin Hood explains why he was so keen to make this movie using an entirely local cast. Also on the programme: The Ticket take on graphic novel brought to the screen, V for Vendetta. Plus, a Dutch travel writer takes the show on a journey round the world.

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