In a gritty retelling of the Dickens's classic, Twist takes Oliver and the Artful Dodger out of the poorhouse and onto the streets, where junk is the currency and hustling is the game.
Acting
Nick Stahl's Dodge smolders with wrecked charisma.
Direction
Tierney's Montreal streets feel genuinely dangerous.
Writing
Dickens dialogue twisted into gutter poetry.
Director
Jacob Tierney
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 2003 indie arrived right as queer cinema was exploding post-Brokeback, but got buried by its own bleakness.
Nick Stahl had just finished Terminator 3—this was his deliberate 'f you' to blockbuster expectations.
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