''Misha and the Wolves'' is a 2021

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written and directed by Sam Hobkinson. The film examines the fraudulent 1997

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Misha Defonseca Misha Defonseca (born Monique de Wael) is a Belgian-born impostor and the author of a fraudulent Holocaust memoir titled '' Misha: A Mémoire of the Holocaust Years'', first published in 1997 and at that time professed to be a true memoir. It bec ...

. The film premiered at the

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on January 31, 2021. On August 11, 2021, it became available on

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Synopsis

After Defonseca's memoir, titled '' Misha: A Mémoire of the Holocaust Years'', became a global success, her publisher began to question its veracity.

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Reception

The website's critics consensus reads, "A stranger-than-fiction account of a too-incredible-to-be-true story, ''Misha and the Wolves'' is an engaging documentary wrapped in a thrilling mystery."

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