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Frequently asked about The Boy in the Woods

Common questions people search for, with answers written by us at MoviesPack.

• Is THE BOY IN THE WOODS a true story?▾

  Yes. The Boy in the Woods is based on the memoir of Maxwell Smart, a Jewish boy who hid in the forests of Nazi-occupied Poland during the Holocaust.

• Did THE BOY IN THE WOODS survive?▾

  Yes. Maxwell Smart, the real boy the film is based on, survived the war and later emigrated to Canada, where he wrote the memoir that inspired the film.

• What happens in the movie THE BOY IN THE WOODS?▾

  A young Jewish boy named Maxwell is hidden by a Polish farmer during the Nazi occupation, but is forced to flee into the surrounding forest to survive. He spends months hiding from German soldiers and collaborators, enduring hunger, isolation, and danger as he struggles to stay alive until liberation.