A Hidden Life

A Hidden Life

  • Director: Terrence Malick
  • Countries of origin: United States, United Kingdom, Germany
  • Language: English, German, Italian
  • Release date: January 17, 2020
  • Sound mix: Dolby Atmos, SDDS, Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: Một Đời Ẩn Giấu
  • "A Hidden Life" is a biographical drama directed by Terrence Malick and co-starring August Diehl and Valerie Pachner . The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2019   .
    The film’s story is based on real historical events and tells the story of Austrian farmer Franz Jagerstede who refused to fight for Nazi Germany during World War II and was eventually sentenced to death   .

    Details

    • Release date January 17, 2020
    • Filming locations St. Radegund, Upper Austria, Austria
    • Production companies Fox Searchlight Pictures, TSG Entertainment, Elizabeth Bay Productions

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $1,730,597

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $50,383

    Gross worldwide

    $4,607,564

    Movie reviews

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    • By Jerrell 2022-08-02 14:21:26

      A Hidden Life--German Historical Biographical Film

      The plot of "A Hidden Life" (A Hidden Life) is a 2019 German historical biographical film directed by Terrence Malick, starring August Diehl, Michael Enquist, Matthias Starring Schoenaier, and Jurgen Prosnow, adapted from real events. The plot tells the story of the outbreak of World War II, when Austrian peasant Franz was forced to leave his hometown to join the army. He refused to swear allegiance to the Nazis in the army, and his return to his hometown was also regarded as a...

    • By Cecile 2022-04-19 09:02:43

      brilliance of humanity

      It is the same theme of World War II, and it is completely different from Schindler's list, but it is equally touching. The three-hour film is long, and the front is slightly longer, starting from the male protagonist's enlistment in the back, the plot arrangement is compact, and the story is not wasted at all. Due to the long time line and large content of the film, the overall expression method draws on literature, and the two people are separated into two places. With the progress of the...

    • By Brent 2022-04-19 09:02:43

      Record the three most impressive lines

      I spent three hours watching the movie "A Hidden Life" carefully in the cinema. The language of the shots is what I like very much. Based on true events, the film tells the story of Franz and his family, an Austrian who refused to be recruited by the Nazis because of his belief that Hitler was wrong. The story is intertwined in the thoughts and letters of Franz and his wife Fani, and it is very moving with the mountains, rivers and grasslands.

      Recorded three paragraphs that impressed...

    • By Conner 2022-04-19 09:02:43

      mourning for misfortune, anger for indifference

      The movie is nearly 3 hours long,

      From the good life of the male protagonist to the beautiful hometown,

      From words and deeds to ripples in my heart,

      are accompanied by a tune of "religious greatness",

      But it didn't make me feel the power of life at all.

      The front and back of the male protagonist, there is no defense, no struggle, no resistance,

      It seems to "stick to" the "right" in his heart,

      In fact, it resembles the numb and helpless...

    • By Naomie 2022-04-19 09:02:43

      A story of a powerless peasant killed by "stubborn" principles!

      More than an hour ago, I talked about a peasant who lived a happy life with food, drink, a house, a wife and children. Later, when the Nazis came to power, he felt very uncomfortable. He thought that as a peasant, he had his own cognitive ability, and he could distinguish between Wrong, he resisted the mayor's fight with the villagers and refused to join the army (procrastination). He relied on his father as a martyr and completely ignored the state power. In the end, he was forced to join...

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    • By Yasmin 2023-09-24 16:15:34

      1 How crazy can collectivism be, all-pervasive 2 Guppi 3 Nazis internal democracy, external dictatorship 4 One Austrian waged war + more Austrians were forgotten 5 In war there was always someone who said no 6 Not all The criminals are guilty of 7 even if there is a strong woman with a hoe and plow the only problem is that the film is too long, I watched it for a few...

    • By Kurtis 2023-06-17 21:51:00

      Are you borrowing the past to describe the...

    • By Clare 2023-06-10 13:52:54

      The image recedes under the text, but the two are not very integrated, and the continuity of the action is cut off as well as the emotion, and there is no "normal" time until the two sides say goodbye, but is the sense of substitution really necessary for the film? The soldier who wanted to be superman resisted Hitler who also wanted to be superman. God is silent before free will. Is God in the image? The text has repeatedly questioned God's inaction. The moment you choose yourself, God ceases...

    • By Liana 2023-05-11 17:12:52

      Malik's camera moves like he's playing the...

    • By Ruby 2023-03-26 12:18:14

      Literary is too...

    Movie plot

    Farmer Franz lives peacefully in an Austrian town with his wife Franziska and three young daughters. After the outbreak of World War II, he was drafted into the army for training. But the war mobilization he encountered in the barracks made him doubt the war, or the nature and purpose of the war. After returning to his hometown to reunite with his wife and daughter for a short time, the beautiful pastoral life strengthened the idea of...
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    "A Hidden Life" is a clear and profound challenge to crises and beliefs. This is an intimate epic about the great power needed to resist, and the courage people need to uphold their virtues during a crisis of faith, and in a world that may never give them back. There is no doubt that this is the best film director Terrence Malick has returned to the Cannes Film Festival since " The Tree of Life ". (Comment on "IndieWire")
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    Movie quotes

    • Captain Herder: There's a difference between the kind of suffering we can't avoid and a suffering we choose.

    • Captain Herder: We all have blood on our hands. No one is innocent. Crying, bloodshed, everywhere. He who created this world. He created evil. Conscious makes cowards of us all. Take care, my friend. The Antichrist is clever. He uses a man's virtues to mislead him.

    • Prisoner: Your God has no pity. He left us. Abandoned us. Like he did your Christ, His son.