The Boy in the Woods is a 2024 Canadian drama film directed by Rebecca Snow, 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 after escaping Nazi persecution.
The cast includes Jett Klyne as Max, a 12-year-old Jewish boy who hides in the woods, Richard Armitage as Jasko, a Christian peasant who initially shelters Max, and Christopher Heyerdahl as Chief Bagan, a Nazi police officer.
Production took place in fall 2022 in North Bay, Ontario. The film premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival and had its public debut at the 2023 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival before its commercial release in June 2024.
Reviews have praised the film's poignant storytelling, the young actors' performances, and its emotional exploration of themes like survival, friendship, and defiance against tyranny in the face of the Holocaust.
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