Boy Called Twist

The Story of a Cape Town street-kid, based on Dickens' classic novel Oliver Twist

Boy Called Twist — Plot

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.

• Release date
• February 18, 2004
• Runtime
• 115 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Tim Greene

Boy Called Twist — Cast

J

Jarrid Geduld Twist Ivan Abrahams Boese

M

Merlin Balie Chester Kim Suzanne Engelbrecht Nancy Bart Fouche Bill Sykes Lesley Fong Fagin

T

Tertius Swanepoel Dodger

R

Remi Lawrence Dickie