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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.

• Starring: Richard Armitage, Jett Klyne, Tara Nicodemo, Christopher Heyerdahl, Ari Millen, Masa Lizdek, Katherine Fogler

• Director: Rebecca Snow

• Writer: Rebecca Snow

• Running Time: 96 minutes

• Certificate: tba

• Language: English

• Genre: Drama, War, History

Following this screening will be a Q&A with writer/director Rebecca Snow and Leading Actor Richard Armitage

Rebecca Snow is an award-winning writer and director specializing in history and social issue films. In 2019 she made the documentary Cheating Hitler: Surviving The Holocaust which played on Sky History, and that's when she discovered the story of the boy in the woods. Based on the best selling memoir by Maxwell Smart, The Boy In The Woods is her first dramatic feature film. Rebecca was born and raised in Barnes, and now lives in Toronto.

Richard Armitage is know for his work in the acclaimed BBC miniseries to his iconic role in "The Hobbit" trilogy, his talent shines across stage and screen. With nominations for the Audie Award and recent voice work in Netflix's "Castlevania," And now taking a Leading role in “The Boy in the Woods”.