The Boy in the Woods

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rebecca Snow directs. Adam Madrzyk behind the camera. Julia Kent scores. Robert Swartz cuts. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English, German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Released 3 years ago.
• 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.
• 3International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
• 4Directed by Rebecca Snow, shot by Adam Madrzyk. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 5Original score by Julia Kent. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 6Editor Robert Swartz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 7Jett Klyne and Richard Armitage and David Kohlsmith carry the top of the cast.
• 8Marketing tagline: "Based on the incredible true story of WWII survival.".
• 9IMDB entry: tt15304502 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 10Only 53 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography

Adam Madrzyk

Original score

Julia Kent

Editing

Robert Swartz

Production design

Helcio Pugliese

Costume design

Florence Barrett

Runtime

100 min · 1h 40m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

M

IMDB

The Boy in the Woods (2023) ↗

Rotten Tomatoes

100% 🍅 Fresh

IMDB rating

6.1/10 · 1,283 votes

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Selected frames

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  Official Trailer

  Trailer · Official

Production companies

Who made it

• 

  Photon Films

  CA

• 

  Lumanity Productions

  US

• 

  JoBro Productions

  CA

• UN

  Undisputed Pictures

  US

Key crew

• Executive ProducerJoel Reilly
• BookMaxwell Smart
• ProducerAndrew Bronfman
• Executive ProducerMaxwell Smart
• Executive ProducerPatrick Patterson
• ProducerRobert Budreau
• EditorRobert Swartz
• Production DesignHelcio Pugliese
• ProducerJonathan Bronfman
• Executive ProducerMark Slone
• Costume DesignFlorence Barrett

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• based on true story
• holocaust (shoah) survivor

Release history · US

When it landed

• Digital2026-01-03M
• Physical2026-02-04M