Twist

Twist (2021)

London's favorite thief is all grown up.

A Dickens classic brought thrillingly up to date in the teeming heartland of modern London, where a group of street smart young hustlers plan the heist of the century for the ultimate payday.

Date of release
2021-01-22
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (201)
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Crime, Drama, Action
Director
Martin Owen

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Oliver Twist

Twist is a 2021 British crime drama film directed by Martin Owen and co-produced by Noel Clarke and Jason Maza, who also star in the film. Based on the 2014 Tom Grass novel Twist, itself an adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1838 novel Oliver Twist, the film also stars Raff Law, Michael Caine, Lena Headey, Rita Ora and Sophie Simnett. Twist was released on Sky Cinema on 29 January 2021 and was met with negative reception from critics.

Production

It was announced in October 2019 that a new take on the Charles Dickens novel had begun filming, with Raff Law cast to play the titular Twist. Michael Caine was cast as Fagin, with Lena Headey and Rita Ora cast as female renditions of Bill Sikes and Artful Dodger, respectively. David Walliams, Franz Drameh and Sophie Simnett were also cast.

The film was produced by Pure Grass Films, along with Unstoppable Film and Television, and First Access Entertainment Film and Television. The UK-based company Koala FX was responsible for the digital make up and advance clean up.

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