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.[1]
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Rebecca Snow |
| Written by | Rebecca Snow |
| Based on | The Boy in the Woods by Maxwell Smart |
| Produced by | Jonathan Bronfman Robert Budreau |
| Starring | Jett Klyne Richard Armitage Christopher Heyerdahl |
| Cinematography | Adam Madrzyk |
| Edited by | Robert Swartz |
| Music by | Julia Kent |
Production companies | Lumanity Productions JoBro Productions Undisputed Pictures |
| Distributed by | Photon Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The film screened in the Industry Selects program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival,[2] and had its public premiere in a gala screening at the 2023 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival.[3] It went into commercial release in June 2024.[4]
Cast
edit- 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
editThe film entered production in fall 2022 in North Bay, Ontario.[5] Snow had previously directed the television documentary special Cheating Hitler: Surviving the Holocaust, in which Smart was a participant.[6]
Reception
editOn the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 5 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.5/10.[7]
References
edit- ^ Angelica Babiera, "Lumanity, JoBro drama The Boy in the Woods launches at AFM". Playback, November 2, 2022.
- ^ Jeremy Kay, "James Marsh, Rebecca Snow, Neil Burger films among 12 TIFF Industry Selects sales titles". Screen Daily, August 21, 2023.
- ^ Heidi Ulrichsen, "Cinéfest 2023 features strong Canadian content". Sudbury.com, August 23, 2023.
- ^ Talia Kliot, "Film adaptation of Holocaust survivor Maxwell Smart's memoir The Boy In The Woods will hit theatres this June". CBC Books, June 20, 2024.
- ^ Zac Ntim, "WWII Drama ‘The Boy In The Woods’ Starring Jett Klyne And Richard Armitage Starts Production In Canada – AFM". Deadline Hollywood, October 31, 2022.
- ^ Michael Fraiman, "Filmmakers tackle survivors’ childhood mysteries". Canadian Jewish News, November 6, 2019.
- ^ "The Boy in the Woods". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
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