Twisted
"Oliver Twist" re-imagined with hustlers, addicts and drag queens.
★★★★★
English / 100 MIN. / 1996
The Genres
The Synopsis
This retelling of Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist may be populated by drug pushers, pimps and prostitutes, but the book's classic themes remain the same. Caught under the thumb of a lecherous brothel owner, 10-year-old Lee befriends an aspiring musician named Angel who helps him escape his servitude and sends a maternal drag queen to vanquish the boy's enemies.