Boy Called Twist

Release Date: 2004-02-18

Overview: 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.

Rating: 5.5 / 10

Cast

Jarrid Geduld

as Twist

Ivan Abrahams

as Boese

Merlin Balie

as Chester

Kim Suzanne Engelbrecht

as Nancy

Bart Fouche

as Bill Sykes