Movie Description:
This gripping take on Charles Dicken`s classic remains faithful to the spirit of the novel while delivering a modern, thrilling, tragic andoccasionally comic edge. Oliveris born into poverty and misfortune-- the son of an unmarried mother, who dies shortly after his birth; he issoon delivered to the workhouse. There, the cruel Mr. Bumble oversees children tormented by starvation and suffering. When Oliver dares askfor more gruel, he finds himself cast out and forced to make his own way in the world. Running away to London,Oliver meets the ArtfulDodger and his gang, as well as the beautiful Nancy andgets the first warm welcome ofhis life--but he is soon todiscover that this kindnessrequires its own type of payment. As Oliver is drawn deeper into the dark and murky underworld, he remains unawarethat the king Mr. Brownlowis searching for him, while others-- the brutal criminal Bill Sikes, the manipulative Fagin and the mysterious Mr. Monks--are vyingto ruin and destroy his life...
