In the spirit of "what's old is new" comes this thinly veiled adaptation of "Oliver Twist". The film-makers don't try to hide it, as it's clearly in the title, but what they DON'T tell you is that this is just a mess on too many levels. First, the dialogue is just contrived and unnatural. Second, the story is just a bit incoherent. Third, juxtaposing Islam in Capetown over the original Dickensian London doesn't work, since anyone familiar with Islam knows there is a BIG problem with adoption in that society (i.e. Islam basically forbids it, since its founder, Mohammed disavowed his previously adopted son because he wanted to have his wife for himself). Just bad.
Review of Boy Called Twist
