Overview
Genre: Drama
Language: English
Country of Origin: Canada
Production Status: Completed
Running Time: 97 minutes
Year of Production: 2003
Synopsis
A gay re-telling of Charles Dickens’ classic Oliver Twist. Updated to current times, moved out of the poor house and onto the streets, the tale is told from the point of Dickens’ character, Artful Dodger–now Dodge. The prosaically beautiful Oliver falls into the hands of down-and-out young men. Dodge takes the young man under his wing and instructs him in the unforgiving arts of drug abuse and prostitution. As Oliver’s innocence dissolves, both young men confront inner and outer demons and, strangely, it is Dodge who finds he cannot escape his past.
Cast + Crew
Director: Jacob Tierney
From novel by Charles Dickens
Producer: Victoria Hirst
Editor: Mitch Lackie
Composer: Julian Nott (Wallace & Gromit)
Main Cast: Joshua Close, Gary Farmer (Adaptation, The Score), James Gilpin, Emily Hampshire, Josh Holliday.
Distributors
US Distributor: Strand Releasing
Festivals
Toronto Film Festival ‘03, Commonwealth Film Festiva;, Aspen Gay & Lesbian Film Festival; San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.
Film credits are not contractual
