The Boy in the Woods (2023)

Directed by

Rebecca Snow

Genre

drama, war, history

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

M

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 47 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Jewish boy hides in the Polish forests to survive World War II. He relies on his own resourcefulness and the kindness of strangers.

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What happens

The Boy in the Woods is a Canadian drama film, directed by Rebecca Snow and released in 2023. Based on the memoir of the same name by Maxwell Smart, the film dramatizes Smart's childhood experience of having to fend for himself in the forests of Poland during World War II. The film screened in the Industry Selects program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, and had its public premiere in a gala screening at the 2023 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival. It went into commercial release in June 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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