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.

Cast

Jett Klyne as Maxwell Smart Richard Armitage as Jasko Christopher Heyerdahl as Bagan Ari Millen as Aleksey Masa Lizdek as Kasia Berkley Silverman as Rosa Joshua Peace as Police Sargeant Matt Lishman as Young Partisan Katherine Fogler as Faigie Tara Nicodemo as Aunt Erna Shuna Snow as Regina Richard Patrick Tolton II as Hunter Morgan Bedard as Danylo

Production

The film entered production in fall 2022 in North Bay, Ontario. Snow had previously directed the television documentary special Cheating Hitler: Surviving the Holocaust, in which Smart was a participant.

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 5 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.5/10.

References

External links

The Boy in the Woods at IMDb