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Oliver Twist (2005)
6.8
PG-13
Duration: 130min
Country: IT
Original Language: en
Director: Roman Polanski
Plot: Oliver Twist, an orphan, is sent from the orphanage to a workhouse in the nineteenth century, where the kids suffer from maltreatment and have little food. After receiving an unjustly harsh spanking, he moves into the home of an undertaker and embarks on a seven-day escape to London. When he arrives, starved and fatigued, he is greeted with open arms by a group of pickpockets headed by the elderly prick Fagin. Oliver is brought to the house of rich victim Mr. Brownlow, who provides him with sanctuary when Oliver is falsely believed to be a thief.
Cast: Barney Clark, Ben Kingsley, Jamie Foreman, Harry Eden, Edward Hardwicke
Keywords: based on novel or book, london, thief, child abuse, street gang, runaway, orphanage, pickpocket, child labour, children's home
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8.1
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