Tsotsi is an angry young gang leader in the South African township of Sophiatown. A man without a past he exists only to kill & steal. But one night in a moonlit grove of bluegum trees a woman he attempts to rape forces a shoebox into his arms. The box contains a baby & his life is inexorably changed. He begins to remember his childhood to rediscover himself & his capacity for love. Turned into an Oscar-winning movie in 2006 Tsotsi's raw power & rare humanity show how decency & compassion can survive against the odds.