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Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:54:46 -0600
From: James Delehanty <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: African Film Tonight: Tsotsi
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Dear ASP faculty and staff members. Please note and spread the word to 
potentially interested parties that the second in our semester-long 
African film series will show tonight at Union South. Read on. . .

* * *

Wisconsin Union Directorate Film and the African Studies Program Present 
the 50/Forward Film Series
(Part of 50/Forward: A Half-Century of African Studies at Wisconsin)

Showing Tonight: /Tsotsi/

South Africa, 2005, 94 minutes

Synopsis

Set amidst the sprawling Johannesburg township of Soweto - where 
survival is the primary objective - /Tsotsi/ traces six days in the life 
of a ruthless young gang leader who ends up caring for a baby 
accidentally kidnapped during a car-jacking. /Tsotsi/ is a gritty and 
moving portrait of an angry young man living in a state of extreme urban 
deprivation. His world pumps with the raw energy of "kwaito music" - the 
modern beat of the South African ghetto that reflects his troubled state 
of mind. The film is a psychological thriller in which the protagonist 
is compelled to confront his own brutal nature and face the consequences 
of his actions. It puts a human face on both the victims and the 
perpetrators of violent crime and is ultimately a story of hope and a 
triumph of love over rage. /Tsotsi/ won the 2005 Oscar for Best Foreign 
Language Film.


All films are free and open to all UW-Madison students, faculty, staff, 
union members, and their guests. Seating is on a first-come, 
first-served basis.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; film begins at 7:00 p.m.

For upcoming films in this series, please see the attached schedule or 
visit the 50/Forward Events page at africa.wisc.edu/50Forward.








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    Dear ASP faculty and staff members. Please note and spread the word
    to potentially interested parties that the second in our
    semester-long African film series will show tonight at Union South.
    Read on. . .<br>
    <br>
    * * *<br>
    <br>
    Wisconsin Union Directorate Film and the African Studies Program
    Present the 50/Forward Film Series<br>
    (Part of 50/Forward: A Half-Century of African Studies at Wisconsin)<br>
    <br>
    Showing Tonight: <i>Tsotsi</i>
    <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;
        font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">South
        Africa, 2005, 94 minutes</span></p>
    Synopsis<br>
    <p class="firstp" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span
        style="font-size: 11pt;">Set amidst the sprawling Johannesburg
        township of
        Soweto - where survival is the primary objective - <i>Tsotsi</i>
        traces six
        days in the life of a ruthless young gang leader who ends up
        caring for a baby
        accidentally kidnapped during a car-jacking. <i>Tsotsi</i> is a
        gritty and
        moving portrait of an angry young man living in a state of
        extreme urban
        deprivation. His world pumps with the raw energy of "kwaito
        music" -
        the modern beat of the South African ghetto that reflects his
        troubled state of
        mind. The film is a psychological thriller in which the
        protagonist is
        compelled to confront his own brutal nature and face the
        consequences of his
        actions. It puts a human face on both the victims and the
        perpetrators of
        violent crime and is ultimately a story of hope and a triumph of
        love over
        rage. <i>Tsotsi</i> won the 2005 Oscar for Best Foreign
        Language Film.</span></p>
    <br>
    All films are free and open to all UW-Madison students, faculty,
    staff, union members, and their guests. Seating is on a first-come,
    first-served basis.<br>
    <br>
    Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; film begins at 7:00 p.m.<br>
    <br>
    For upcoming films in this series, please see the attached schedule
    or visit the 50/Forward Events page at africa.wisc.edu/50Forward.<br>
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