Tstosi

Going In/Coming Out

a map of South Africa

apartheid South Africa

An interesting film concerning an extremely interesting country, South Africa. A predominately black country controlled (financially, politically, militarily) by whites, this film shows the literal night and day difference of the day to day lives of the whites and the blacks. While the main character Tstosi, steals a car (and inadvertently a baby) from a wealthy black woman (who appears to live in a white neighborhood) the viewer takes part not only in the story of our protagonist (and simultaneous antagonist) but the story of the country as well. A country where stealing a car is a necessity for Tstosi who is attempting to get by the only way he knows how (thievery). Even the end of the movie leaves the fate of Tstosi (and of South Africa) up for interpretation for the viewer.