Boy Called Twist

Boy Called Twist

115 mins | Drama | Feb. 18, 2004

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.

Boy Called Twist

115 mins | Drama | Feb. 18, 2004

Boy Called 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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Monkey Films, Twisted Pictures
Original title Boy Called Twist
Directors Tim Greene
Writers Tim Greene, Charles Dickens

Cast

Jarrid Geduld

as Twist

Ivan Abrahams

as Boese

Merlin Balie

as Chester

Bart Fouche

as Bill Sykes

Lesley Fong

as Fagin

Tertius Swanepoel

as Dodger

Remi Lawrence

as Dickie

Ndyebo Mgaga

as Charley Bates

Peter Butler

as Monks