Misha and the Wolves

Name: Misha and the Wolves
Genre: Documentary
Released: August 11, 2021
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 63
Cast: Misha Defonseca

2021

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Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): August 11, 2021 | Not Rated

Starring: Misha Defonseca

Summary: A young orphaned girl survives the Holocaust by fleeing her home in search of her parents, escaping Nazis by sticking to the woods and living with wolves. Author Misha Defonseca’s story is an incredible one, and not just because of the wolves. Her memoir took the world by storm, but fallout with her publisher-turned-detective exposes theA young orphaned girl survives the Holocaust by fleeing her home in search of her parents, escaping Nazis by sticking to the woods and living with wolves. Author Misha Defonseca’s story is an incredible one, and not just because of the wolves. Her memoir took the world by storm, but fallout with her publisher-turned-detective exposes the shocking truth beneath Misha’s deception. A real-life mystery unfolds, with a slate of characters individually revealing pieces of the puzzle in this stranger-than-fiction revelation. [Sundance]… Expand

Director: Sam Hobkinson

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 min

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Barry Hertz

Aug 23, 2021

Misha and the Wolves is as much a documentary as it is a wrestling match: filmmaker versus subject, truth versus fiction. Ultimately, the viewer comes out the winner. Read full review

Mary Sollosi

Feb 2, 2021

The insights of the doc don't reverberate far beyond the story it's telling. But oh, what a story. Read full review

Empire Hanna Flint

Sep 3, 2021

Despite a few narrative gaps that needed filling, Sam Hobkinson delivers a rollercoaster-ride of a documentary with superb characters, insightful talking heads and jaw-dropping plot twists. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Aug 11, 2021

Misha and the Wolves plays best on first viewing, with its surprises intact. Read full review

The Observer (UK) Wendy Ide

Sep 5, 2021

A puzzle box of a structure reveals fresh angles to the story with each new contributor, but the woman at its core – the discredited author Misha Defonseca – remains silent and unaccountable, to the film’s detriment. Read full review

The Guardian Cath Clarke

Sep 2, 2021

It’s propulsively watchable if a tad light on reflection. And you may feel hoodwinked by one late reveal. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Feb 2, 2021

Exploiting now-familiar techniques of documentary misdirection in the service of easy suspense, Misha and the Wolves wastes a golden opportunity to interrogate the slippery nature of historical truth (and a Herzog-worthy heroine along with it), opting instead to spin a self-satisfied yarn that offers little insight into anything beyond our natural tendency to believe the most ecstatic truths. Read full review

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geewah

Sep 20, 2021

What starts as an intriguing premise for a documentary quickly turns into a run of the mill, predictable fare. The lack of the main protaganist also leaves a big hole in this movie.

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