Misha y los lobos

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.

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.

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!

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.