Boy Called Twist
The Story of a Cape Town street-kid, based on Dickens' classic novel Oliver Twist
2/18/2004
Imdb: tt0461472
Tmdb: 136305
Popularity: 0.934
Vote: 5.5/10 (3)

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.