Oct. 23: The Boy in the Woods

Wednesday, Oct 23, 2024
7 pm @ Galaxy Cinemas, Sault Ste. Marie, ON

Director: Rebecca Snow
Canada 2024
English; 96 min
Rated: PG

A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a farcical and occasionally sinister scandal in this riotous mystery comedy. Based on a stranger than fiction true story, the story follows two neighbours: deeply conservative local Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) and rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley). When Edith and fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime. The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues. However, as the town’s women begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect that something is amiss, and Rose may not be the culprit after all.

This sweet if somewhat sentiment-and-string-section-forward Canadian film tells the true story of Max (Jett Klyne, impressive), a Jewish boy aged 12 from Warsaw, trying to evade capture during the second world war.
Leslie Felperin, Guardian

The Boy in the Woods is not only moving, but serves as an important reminder of how devastating war is, especially to innocent children. A must watch.  Romey Norton, Film Focus Online