Boy Called Twist
The Story of a Cape Town street-kid, based on Dickens' classic novel Oliver Twist
The harrowing tale of a South African street-kid's search for love, based on Dickens' classic story. Growing up neglected in a rural orphanage, Twist escapes to the unpredictable freedom of Cape Town, where he falls in with Fagin's gang of street urchins. With a gritty honesty steeped in its vibrant characters, Boy called Twist superbly captures the contemporary equivalents of Dickens' seedy individuals as it shadows the timeless tale in its own inimitable style.
- Year: 2004
- Country: South Africa
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Monkey Films, Twisted Pictures
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- Director: Tim Greene
- Cast: Jarrid Geduld, Ivan Abrahams, Merlin Balie, Kim Suzanne Engelbrecht, Bart Fouche, Lesley Fong