The Boy In The Woods
Tuesday, March 12 | 1:00 PM | 1 Hour 36 Minutes | English
BOY IN THE WOODS follows the true story of Max (Jett Klyne), a Jewish boy escaping Nazi persecution in Eastern Europe. After he is separated from his family, Max finds refuge with a Christian peasant Jasko (Richard Armitage) who hides him in plain site until a tense stand-off with Nazi police. Afraid for his own family's life, Jasko sends Max to live in the woods where he learns to survive alone. With echoes of a Grimm's Fairy Tale, Max's experience is both terrifying and magical. He inhabits a landscape crawling with Jew-hunters, partisans and haunted by ghosts. Then everything changes when he meets another boy in hiding, Yanek (David Kohlsmith). Their extraordinary adventure culminates in the heroic rescue of a baby girl, but it comes at a tragic price. Based on the best-selling memoir by Canadian Holocaust survivor Maxwell Smart and inspired by the award-winning documentary Cheating Hitler: Surviving The Holocaust.
Directors:
Rebecca Snow
Writer(s):
Rebecca Snow , Maxwell Smart
Stars:
Richard Armitage, Christopher Heyerdahl, Morgan Bedard
Event:
Q&A on zoom with director Rebecca Snow
Film Sponsored By:
Dr. Randy Cohen & Dr. Hillary Klonoff-Cohen
Recent Film Festivals Include:
Charlotte Jewish Film Festival