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The one thing I will give this documentary is that it was unexpected. There were a few 'bombshell' moments that I did not see coming, and were handled very well by the film makers. The story was unique, the people interviewed relevant, and the storyline flowed well. Not a perfect doc, but conveyed a strong message and for the most part kept neutral.

Misha and the Wolves (2021) was written and directed by Sam Hobkinson.

The Misha in the title is Misha Defonseca, who tells the harrowing story of of her childhood during the Holocaust. She tell about leaving her home and walking through the woods. During this terrible time, she is helped by a pack of wolves.

What happens next is the plot of the film. This is a movie definitely worth seeing. However, if you read the reviews of critics or watch the trailer, you'll lose some of the enjoyment of the film. My suggestion is to rent it, watch it, and then see what others have written.

This movie has a weak IMDb rating of 6.7. I thought that it was much better than that, and rated it 8.

It's an amazing story with its own unexpected turns. One has his/her own way of looking at Misha and her story. The detective work of Belgian Evelyne Haendel, a Holocaust survivor herself, is remarkable. She was really persistent. In the end, Deborah Dwork's words ring true. Misha's story affects the story of all other Holocaust survivors.

The artist's sketches to aid in storytelling are noteworthy.

Misha and the Wolves takes a while to get going, a long while. And toward the middle, it really bogs down. But the last 20-30 minutes are a decent payoff.

If this documentary were edited better, and if we lost the 20-30 minutes of people staring at the camera and making faces, it would have been so much better.

This could have been a stellar 40-50 minute piece. Instead, it felt very stretched out and felt time-wastingly slow.

I had to stop halfway through and check in with the friend who recommended it to me. He told me the twist at the end was worth it, and it was.

I still recommend watching it, but I'd recommend multitasking for the first 50-60 minutes.

Everyone feels pressure to be "politically correct". It's nothing new especially for correcting any past wrongs that are immoral. This doc about how a woman who used this climate for "her survival story" shows how easy manipulation is. There is a wake-up call here that's relevant for the current day.

I wouldn't say that's the point of this film however. It chronicles a very "out-there" story in which many were mesmerized by. The path it took was a messy one too yet it, at least in Europe, was a best-selling book and lauded movie. It took the story's writer being successfully sued by the subject of said story to begin questioning it. Too much was taken at face value is obvious as the real story comes to light. Plenty of well-meaning gullible people were taken in with a certain few driven by...yep, greed. It may not be a great survival story but it's an interesting criminal hoax. Striving to always be politically correct is akin to wanting to be fooled.

This is a very curious documentary; certainly worth the watch for those who enjoy an investigative story about somewhat outlandish claims. I didn't love how the film was set up; the decision regarding chronology and style was not to my taste and felt a bit sloppy. However, one can over look that when taking into account the message being conveyed; an exploration of trauma, childhood coping mechanisms and the careful path one must tread when taking oral account from those claiming to have experienced supernatural or horrific things. Certainly worth the time...

This documentary was like a film within a film, that did not seem like a documentary, but more of a mystery thriller TV episode. It was paced well and the presentation was very well done and, it kept you well entertained. I had guessed within the first 5 minutes or less - as I am sure the many who have seen it did also - that the heroine of the story was...I won't say more so as not to give the story away if you have not yet viewed this superb bio film. I was not however expecting her to have such a complexed personality disorder. I initially had just thought she was a despicable fraud.

Of the 135 documentary films I have so far watched this year, this is definitely in my top 10!

Amazing twists and turns. Good editing and images. Unpredictable outcome.

There's a nice mystery story here to discover if you've never heard of it, so go in blind. It's made very by the book, but when you have a story with so many twists, you don't have to get fancy. Solid work, worth seeing once.

Wow. Amazing story, within a story of a story.

A great documentary with twists, turns and tumbles. Watch it without googling anything about it first.. then google yourself into the wee hours after. Brilliant docco.

I went into this having dove idea what it was about as unfortunately spoilers were embedded in every review and recommendation for the film I saw. Also just the way the movie was set up and presented, it was obvious what the twist was going to be. This, there was no suspense or aha moment for me. I felt the flow of the movie was awkward and stumbling. The filmmakers could have done a much better job connecting the different narrators and providing better detail into how who figured out what. In the end, it seemed to easy for the players to solve the mystery. I found myself checking the time several times as it dragged and became boring. Not impressed.

The film documents the story of Misha and the people it impacted. The documentary then pulls away the layers of truth and deception and reveals the shocking motives Misha may have had for telling her tale.

I'm left with perhaps more sympathy for Misha than the filmmakers. Her childhood taught her social cruelty, that people could label you and punish you based on a narrative. Why then, would she feel any guilt over controlling her own narrative and benefitting from it? The cruelty that she endured as a war orphan did not teach her empathy; she learned that people would only sympathize with her if the narrative was right. A Holocaust survivor calls Misha "villain and victim;" the film, perhaps, fails to mention the real wolves of the story: the Belgians who judged an orphan by events out of her control and taught her to lie to avoid public humiliation.