The read
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
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.
Ratings
IMDb4.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes60%
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Seth Michael DonskyWriter
- Seth Michael DonskyDirector
- Danny Z.Original Music Composer
- Q LazzarusOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ray AranhaCan Man, a homeless man
- Keivyn McNeill GrayesLee, a homeless boy
- Elise BallardDumb Bitch
- Sharlene BrownWoman with Can
- Erik JensenMan Who Kills Can Man
- Anthony CrivelloEddie, a drug dealer
- David NoronaAngel, his boyfriend
- Billy PorterShiniqua, Angel's friend
- Kelly CoyleArthur's Girlfriend
- Simon BrookUndercover Cop
- William HickeyAndre - A Proprietor
- Jean Loup WolfmanArthur 'Fine Art', a hustler
Stills
Themes
gay theme