Misha and the Wolves is the dramatic tale of a woman whose holocaust memoir took the world by storm, but a fallout with her publisher - who turned detective - revealed an audacious deception created to hide a darker truth.... (Full plot summary below)
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Misha and the Wolves is the dramatic tale of a woman whose holocaust memoir took the world by storm, but a fallout with her publisher - who turned detective - revealed an audacious deception created to hide a darker truth.
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| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzMisha 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. |
| VarietyOwen GleibermanMuch of the lure of Misha and the Wolves is that it’s simply a tricky good yarn spun around the unbelievable things that human beings will do. But the movie also, in its way, taps into the soul of an era when fake reality is threatening to dislodge actual reality. |
| Screen DailyAllan HunterThe combination of archive footage, fresh interviews and extensive dramatic reconstructions is tightly edited. Hobinkson makes the most of a hugely involving story and a collection of fascinating individuals. |
| Entertainment WeeklyMary SollosiThe insights of the doc don't reverberate far beyond the story it's telling. But oh, what a story. |
| EmpireHanna FlintDespite 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. |
| The Film StageChristopher SchobertThe film is a slick affair––a little too slick. There is little subtlety here, and more would have made for a stronger film, especially when the onscreen interviewees include someone as extraordinary as Evelyne Haendel. Nevertheless, there is no denying the engaging watchability of Misha and the Wolves. |
| The Hollywood ReporterDan FienbergMisha's actual story is fascinating in its own way, but within the relative levity of Hobkinson's framework, her truth and trauma get lost in a detective yarn. The film lacks the heft to adequately explain the nuance of Misha's truth |
| The New York TimesBen KenigsbergMisha and the Wolves plays best on first viewing, with its surprises intact. |
| The GuardianCath ClarkeIt’s propulsively watchable if a tad light on reflection. And you may feel hoodwinked by one late reveal. |
| The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeA 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. |
