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Paul Hepker è un compositore sudafricano. Ha composto musiche per film e docu-reality, tra cui: Il suo nome è Tsotsi, Rendition - Detenzione illegale e Deadliest Catch.
Paul Hepker (born in Harare, Zimbabwe on 17 December 1967) is a South African composer, musical director, pianist, best known for composing the score (with Mark Kilian) for the film Tsotsi, which won the Academy Award for Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards in 2005.
Born in Zimbabwe and raised in South Africa, Paul Hepker trained as a concert pianist under Adolphe Hallis. He worked as a Musical Director at the National Theatres in Pretoria and Cape Town (The Rocky Horror Show , Joseph) and has performed or recorded with a number of prominent South African and international artists such as Shirley Bassey ...
Batmandela is Paul Hepker: composer, photographer, designer and poet.
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As his mother is dying of disease, David runs away from an abusive father and lives with other homeless children in a series of large concrete construction pipes. A few years later, David, who now goes by Tsotsi, is the leader of a gang that includes his friends Butcher, Aap, and Boston. After getting involved in a murder committed by Butcher durin...
Presley Chweneyagae as David / Tsotsi: The anti-heroic leader of a gang of small-time thugs. His name, in Tsotsitaal, means "thug" or "criminal".Mothusi Magano as Boston / Teacher boy: A member of Tsotsi's gang and a heavy drinker, Boston was studying to be a teacher before he quit college and moved to the shacks. He frequently pleads for d...Box office
The film opened in a limited releasein North America on 24 February 2006 in 6 theatres and ultimately was shown in 122 theatres for a lifetime worldwide gross of $11.54 million.
Critical response
The film received positive reviews from critics and has a score of 82% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 131 reviews with an average score of 7.41 out of 10. The critical consensus states: "Chweneyagae's powerful performance carries this simple yet searing tale of a shantytown teenager's redemption." The film also has a score of 70 out of 100 on Metacriticbased on 35 critics. Roger Ebertgave the film a four out of four rating and stated: Tsotsi won the 2006 Academy Award for Best International Feat...
Tsotsi at IMDbTsotsi at Box Office MojoTsotsi at AllMoviePaul Hepker (born in Harare, Zimbabwe on 17 December 1967) is a South African composer, musical director, pianist, best known for composing the score (with Mark Kilian) for the film Tsotsi, which won the Academy Award for Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards in 2005.
Real Name: Paul Hepker. Profile: "Hepker co-composed the music for Rendition, Tsotsi (which won the 2005 Academy. Award for Best Foreign Film) and the Dutch-South African film The Bird Can't Fly (all. with Mark Kilian). He recently completed the score for Into the Light - a documentary.
