A Hidden Life
2019 · Movie · PG-13 · 173 min · ★ 7.2 · 81% critics
In Austria during World War II, an idealistic farmer refuses to fight for the Nazis, placing his family and community under rising pressure. His refusal draws isolation, imprisonment, and escalating consequences as he holds firmly to what he believes is morally right.
Also known as Radegund
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Details
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-08-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 173 min
- Critic score
- 81/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (783 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a slow, poetic moral drama rooted in faith and conscience, with a striking sense of place and emotion; Not for you if you dislike long films or need a faster, more straightforward story like The Thin Red Line or Tree of Life.
Pros: breathtaking Austrian scenery; powerful moral conviction; deeply felt performances | Cons: overly long runtime; slow, meditative pacing; religious heaviness
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- nazi
- world war ii
- austria
- biography
- based on true story
- conscientious objector
- free will
- catholic
- saint
- farmer
- strong man
- +8 more
Cast & crew
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
Franz Rogowski
as Waldland
Karl Markovics
as Mayor of St. Radegund
Directed by Terrence Malick