Synopsis
The film tells the remarkable true story of Max, a Jewish boy escaping Nazi persecution in Eastern Europe. After he is separated from his family, Max finds refuge with Christian peasant Jasko, who hides him in plain sight 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 Grimms’ Fairy Tale, Max's experience is both terrifying and magical. He inhabits a landscape crawling with Nazis, partisans and haunted by ghosts.
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Movie Details
Domestic Releases: | August 29th, 2024 (Limited) by Menemsha Entertainment |
Video Release: | September 24th, 2024 by Kino Lorber, released as the Boy in the Woods |
Running Time: | 96 minutes |
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Keywords: | Nazi, World War II |
Source: | Based on Factual Book/Article |
Genre: | Drama |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Dramatization |
Production/Financing Companies: | Myriad Pictures, Undisputed Pictures, Lumanity, JoBro, Telefilm Canada, Ontario Creates, Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation, German Federal Ministry of Finance |
Production Countries: | Canada |
Languages: | English |