Boy Called Twist (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.
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2004-02-18
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (4)
- Laufzeit
- 1 Std. 55 Min.
- Genres
- Drama
- Regie
- Tim Greene
Besetzung
- Jarrid Geduld — Twist
- Ivan Abrahams — Boese
- Merlin Balie — Chester
- Kim Suzanne Engelbrecht — Nancy
- Bart Fouche — Bill Sykes
- Lesley Fong — Fagin
- Tertius Swanepoel — Dodger
- Remi Lawrence — Dickie
- Ndyebo Mgaga — Charley Bates
- Peter Butler — Monks
Wissenswertes
- Gedreht in: Südafrika
Boy Called Twist, is a 2004 film that tells the story of a Cape Town street kid, based on Charles Dickens’ classic 1838 novel Oliver Twist. It was the first film directed by Timothy Greene. Fundraising for the film involved small donations from a thousand investors, leading to the longest Associate Producers listing in the history of cinema.
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