The Boy in the Woods is a Holocaust survival story told through the eyes of Max, a young Jewish artist hiding and being hunted in the mythical, haunting forests of Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe. Based on the best-selling memoir by Canadian Holocaust survivor Maxwell Smart and inspired by the award-winning documentary Cheating Hitler: Surviving The Holocaust.
The Boy In The Woods is part the 2023 Industry Selects lineup at TIFF, a curated selection of 12 films that go beyond the Official Selection meant for worldwide acquisition.
Richard Armitage, Christopher Heyerdahl, Jett Klyne, Ari Millen, Masa Lizdek & David Kohlsmith
Jobro Productions, Undisputed Pictures & Myriad Pictures
Rebecca Snow
Joel Reilly, Patrick Patterson, Robert Budreau, Jonathan Bronfman, Andrew Bronfman & Craig Flemming