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The Story of a Cape Town street-kid, based on Dickens' classic novel Oliver Twist
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Boy Called Twist is the harrowing tale of a South African street-kid's search for love, based on Charles Dickens' classic Oliver Twist...
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(in credits order) | Jarrid Geduld | ... | Twist |
| Lesley Fong | ... | Fagin |
| Bart Fouche | ... | Bill Sykes |
| Bill Curry | ... | Ebrahim Bassedien |
 | Kim Engelbrecht | ... | Nancy |
| Goliath Davids | ... | Bedel |
| Terry Norton | ... | Mrs. Corlet |
| Tertius Swanepoel | ... | Dodger |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Ivan Abrahams | ... | Boese |
| Merlin Balie | ... | Chester |
| Peter Butler | ... | Monks |
| Paddy Canavan | ... | Magistrate |
| Christo Davids | ... | Noah |
| Ernestine Deane | ... | Shamilla Bassedien |
| Charlton George | ... | Detective |
| Amrain Ismail-Essop | ... | Charlotte |
| Remi Lawrence | ... | Dickie |
| Josephine Liedeman | ... | Ouma |
| Stella Makgaba | ... | Francine Mathanda |
| Johan Malherbe | ... | Brakwater |
| Ndyebo Mgaga | ... | Charley Bates |
| Mabou Nyakatya | ... | Patience |
| Trix Pienaar | ... | Mrs. Brakwater |
| Farouk Valley-Omar | ... | Adams |
 | Patrick John Walton | ... | Lead Cop (as Patrick Walton Jr.) |
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| Tim Greene | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Charles Dickens | novel | |
| Tim Greene | screenplay | |
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| Murray Anderson | |||
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| Mike Downie | |||
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| Ronelle Loots | |||
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| Mito Skellern | |||
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| Mike Berg | (as Michael Berg) | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Wendy Alport | .... | first assistant director | |
| Janine van Assen | .... | second assistant director | |
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| Brendan Smithers | .... | construction manager | |
Sound Department | |||
| Jim Petrak | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Simon Ratcliffe | .... | additional sound | |
| Jeremy Saacks | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Darren Bailey | .... | remote camera technician | |
| Philip Francis | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Justin Youens | .... | first assistant camera | |
Other crew | |||
| Raphael Smith | .... | script consultant | |
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- Ster-Kinekor Pictures (2005) (South Africa) (theatrical)
- Twin Film (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Peace Arch Releasing (2008) (Canada) (DVD)
- Twin Video (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Videorama (2007) (Greece) (all media)
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South Africa:115 min
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Pardon me, but I'm still in a mild state of shock. Based on Dickens' work this...film details a young homeless South African in his search for a family. Okay, I get it.
This is quite odd in its execution, but as a modernized remake, it's not all that bad, but it certainly is not the art-house film it was intended to be. Some of the performances are quite good, while others leave a bad taste in your mouth.
This is entertaining, though a muddled mess of an adaptation. The elements here are both English and South African, but there seems to be some other subtexts hidden within. It would intrigue me if it were better done than it is, but as it is, I will not waste the time.
It rates a 2.8/10 from...
the Fiend :.