Boy Called Twist
6.5
“The Story of a Cape Town street-kid, based on Dickens' classic novel Oliver 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.
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Cast
11 people
Jarrid Geduld
Twist
Known for
Indemnity
Kim Engelbrecht
Nancy
Ivan Abrahams
Boese
Also in
Kelders van Geheime
Zulu
Merlin Balie
Chester
Also in
Arendsvlei
Born to Win
Kim Suzanne Engelbrecht
Nancy
Known for
Raised by Wolves
Dominion
Bart Fouche
Bill Sykes
Known for
The Widow
Escape Room
Lesley Fong
Fagin
Known for
Binnelanders
Tertius Swanepoel
Dodger
No other roles listed
Remi Lawrence
Dickie
No other roles listed
Ndyebo Mgaga
Charley Bates
No other roles listed
Peter Butler
Monks
Known for
Troy: Fall of a City
Spell
Tim Greene Director · Charles Dickens Author Murray Anderson Composer
Budget $1M · United States release June 16, 2006 · Produced in South Africa
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Budget
$1,000,000
Production
Monkey Films
Production
Twisted Pictures
Production
South Africa
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Zulu
Release dates
South Africa · February 18, 2004
Theatrical
United States · June 16, 2006
Theatrical
Denmark
September 15, 2005 · Theatrical
France
May 16, 2005 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 5, 2007 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 28, 2005 · Theatrical
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