Putting the subject matter in a context that any age can truly understand, the film The Boy in the Woods personifies. Extraordinary and poignant, the movie dramatizes the enormity of the defiance by the tyrants that were the Nazis. Nicely directed by Rebecca Snow she doesn’t over burden the viewer with unneeded references to WWII, […]
This sweet if somewhat sentiment-and-string-section-forward Canadian film tells the true story of Max (Jett Klyne, impressive), a Jewish boy aged 12 from Warsaw, trying to evade capture during the second world war. Max’s mother (Berkley Silverman), aware that there’s only a little time left and she and her baby daughter won’t make it, manages to […]
Torchbearer Award: The Boy in the Woods Rebecca Snow, Director • Canada “The inaugural Torchbearer Award is given to The Boy in the Woods, a work that goes beyond mere entertainment, serving as a powerful conduit for remembrance. This film has fearlessly explored the origins and repercussions of one of the darkest chapters in human […]
TORONTO — Myriad Pictures is excited to share that THE BOY IN THE WOODS will be part the 2023 Industry Selects lineup. “Screening for accredited buyers during the Festival, this curated selection of 12 films go beyond the Official Selection, and are all available for worldwide acquisition.” Myriad Pictures is handling worldwide sales. READ THE […]
Principal photography has begun on the World War II drama The Boy in the Woods, a big-screen adaptation of the wartime novel The Boy in the Woods: A True Story of Survival During the Second World War by Maxwell Smart. The film is currently shooting in North Bay, Canada. Rebecca Snow (Cheating Hitler: Surviving the Holocaust) writes and directs the […]
Principal photography has started on the upcoming World War II drama The Boy in the Woods, according to a Deadline exclusive report. The film is being shot in North Bay, Canada. The new film stars Jett Klyne and Richard Armitage. No release date has yet been set for the film. The film is an adaptation […]