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The Boy in the Woods

2023 · 100 min

A somber, quietly tense survival drama that immerses you in a child's lonely struggle, leaving a heavy emotional weight.

Tagline: Based on the incredible true story of WWII survival.
Overview: The remarkable true-life survival story of a Jewish boy hiding and being hunted in the forests of Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe, based on Maxwell Smart's memoir.
How it feels: Bleak, tense, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Survival, isolation, war, trauma
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
war
trauma
identity
Places: wilderness
countryside
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none