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Misha and the Wolves

Misha and the Wolves

Documentary · Mystery · 2021

A woman’s Holocaust memoir takes the world by storm, but a fallout with her publisher-turned-detective reveals her story as an audacious deception created to hide a darker truth.

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Misha and the Wolves

2021 Documentary · Mystery 1h 30m

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A woman’s Holocaust memoir takes the world by storm, but a fallout with her publisher-turned-detective reveals her story as an audacious deception created to hide a darker truth.

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Directed by

Sam Hobkinson

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Sam Hobkinson

Misha Defonseca

Misha Defonseca

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Put Misha and the Wolves on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.