Boy Called Twist (2004)
- Directed by
- Timothy Greene
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- South Africa
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A homeless boy in Cape Town gets drawn into a gang of street kids. He struggles to survive and find a better life.
lonelygrittysadhopefulslow-burnearthyresilient
What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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