Misha and the Wolves has surprisingly little wolves. At first glance, one may expect the retelling of the story of a young holocaust survivor raised by wolves, but soon into the movie it becomes apparent that the focus is quite different.
Cutting to the chase, the film features top-notch cinematography in the main interviews. If interview heavy documentaries are your thing, then you’re in luck. If you prefer more fly-on-the wall segments or extensive reenactments, then you’ll likely be left wanting more, as I was. There’s a good amount of well-shot and appropriate b-roll, but something just seems lacking.
As far as the story itself is concerned, it’s decently engrossing and raises a few interesting talking points, but offers little deep, emotional connection. The pacing is good throughout, never really dragging. It offers a few twists, but nothing shocking and frankly, the evolution of events is quite predictable. It’s a story that, in my humble opinion, would have been better suited to a 20/20 segment than a feature-length documentary. All in all, Misha and the Wolves is a very-well produced documentary, featuring an interesting story, but the presentation is unexceptional.
Score: 6/10
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