Boy Called Twist (2006)

The harrowing tale of a South African streetkids 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 Fagins 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