This contemporary spin on the immortal novel Oliver Twist follows an orphan named Twist (Jarrid Geduld) who survives on the streets of Cape Town, South Africa, by taking up with a band of young thieves. But Twist is soon caught picking the pocket of affluent Ebrahim Bassedien (Bill Curry), who -- instead of filing charges -- finds kinship with the boy and takes him in. Meanwhile, his criminal cohorts conspire to bring him back into the fold.