 Washington Post | Tsotsi takes foreign film Oscar BBC News - Tsotsi, by South African director Gavin Hood has won the Oscar for best foreign language film. Tsotsi is a young gangster who has fended for himself in a shantytown just outside of Johannesburg since he was a child. 'Tsotsi' wins Oscar for foreign film 'Tsotsi': Where film and reality meet for South Africans |