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A Hidden Life (2019)

Better to suffer injustice than to commit it.

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Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II.

Release Date
August 27, 2019
Runtime
2h 53m
Rating
7.2/10 (780 votes)

Director: Terrence Malick

Cast: August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon, Karin Neuhäuser, Tobias Moretti, Ulrich Matthes, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Nyqvist

Production: Studio Babelsberg, Elizabeth Bay Productions, Aceway Productions, Mister Smith Entertainment
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Budget
$9M
Revenue
$5M
Full Cast (55 people)

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Luis_989 - 8/10

An audiovisual beauty like all Malick's films although this is definitely the first one that has a more interesting story to tell since Tree of Life but unfortunately in my opinion its own ambition and pretense of doing something more epic plays against it because A Hidden Life it's a film that greatly extends its stay. Although Malick doesn't change the formula he has been using both narrative...

January 18, 2020

SWITCH. - 9/10

Terrence Malick is a filmmaker whose primary concern is the sanctity of the human soul, and in this instance, he has chosen a time and a place where that sanctity was under tremendous threat, and a story of two people sacrificing themselves to protect it. 'A Hidden Life' is a remarkable and uncompromising film, a work of hope and sorrow and belief in the human spirit. Even with the foundation of a...

January 26, 2020

Matthew Brady - 7/10

“If God gives us free will, we are responsible for what we do or what we fail to do.” Ambitious, but strangely simple. A true and powerful story told in a very Malick way. Based on letters written in Austria during Hitler’s early reigns; ‘A Hidden Life’ follows a husband and wife objecting the Nazi party - which unfortunately leads to the husbands imprisonment and his wife being persecuted b...

January 27, 2020

A Hidden Life

A Hidden Life

Better to suffer injustice than to commit it.

Better to suffer injustice than to commit it.

7.2
173 min

Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II.

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StatusReleased
Original LanguageEnglish
Revenue$4,645,140
Release Date8/27/2019
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Cast

August Diehl

as Franz Jägerstätter

Valerie Pachner

as Fani Jägerstätter

Maria Simon

as Resie

Karin Neuhäuser

as Rosalia Jägerstätter

Tobias Moretti

as Fr Ferdinand Fürthauer

Ulrich Matthes

as Lorenz Schwaninger

Matthias Schoenaerts

as Captain Herder

Michael Nyqvist

as Bishop Joseph Fliessen

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is A Hidden Life about?

Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II.

How long is A Hidden Life?

2h 53m

When was A Hidden Life released?

August 27, 2019

Who directed A Hidden Life?

Terrence Malick

Who stars in A Hidden Life?

August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon

What genre is A Hidden Life?

History, Drama, War

What is A Hidden Life rated?

PG-13

Is A Hidden Life available to stream?

Yes, on fuboTV and YouTube TV