Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II.
August Diehl
Franz Jägerstätter
Valerie Pachner
Fani Jägerstätter
Maria Simon
Resie
Karin Neuhäuser
Rosalia Jägerstätter
Tobias Moretti
Fr Ferdinand Fürthauer
Ulrich Matthes
Lorenz Schwaninger
Matthias Schoenaerts
Captain Herder
Michael Nyqvist
Bishop Joseph Fliessen
Franz Rogowski
Waldland
Karl Markovics
Mayor of St. Radegund
Bruno Ganz
Richter
Wolfgang Michael
Eckinger
Johannes Krisch
Trakl - The Miller
Martin Wuttke
Major Kiel
Johan Leysen
Ohlendorf
Waldemar Kobus
Stein
Sophie Rois
Tante
Alexander Fehling
Fredrich Feldmann
Dimo Alexiev
Nikolai
Max Mauff
Sterz
Nicholas Reinke
Father Moericke
Alexander Radszun
Scharfrichter
Chris Theisinger
Prisoner
Ida Muttschlechner
Rosi Jägerstätter
Ermin Sijamija
Ermin
Thomas Mraz
Prosecutor Lars
Sarah Born
The girl
Robin Oberhollenzer
Admirer of Resie
Max Malatesta
Max
Johannes Nussbaum
Josef
Joel Basman
Military Trainee
Maria Weger
Maridl Jägerstätter
Aennie Lade
Loisi Jägerstätter
Mark Waschke
Spitz
Felix Römer
Policeman
Andro Sarishvili
Andro
Levan Khurtsia
Levan
Markus Schwärzer
Linz Sergeant
Ulrich Brandhoff
Captain Jürgen
Michael Steinocher
Officer Kersting
Leo Baumgartner
Toni Strohhofer
Maria Stadler
Maria
Oliver Pezzi
Fitz
Dieter Kosslick
Richter Walter Musshoff
Bernd Hölscher
Judge Ranft
Christian Sengenwald
Fr. Kreutzberg
Moritz Katzmair
Martin
Amber Shave
Young Rosi Jägerstätter
Barbara Stampfl
Young Maridl Jägerstätter
Johannes Gabl
Hessler
Katja Lechthaler
Frau Pate
Monika Lennartz
Frau Schuster
Horst Saller
Enns Officer
Jürgen Prochnow
Major Schlegel
Leonard Kunz
Scharfrichter's Assistant
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
Director, Writer
Terrence Malick
January 18, 2020
8
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 and visually, this story manages to feel different perhaps because unlike films like To The Wonder, Knight of Cups and Song to Song, Malick goes back in time and the visual aura of the film has a more distinctive touch.
Again Malick doesn't seems to demand a lot from his actors because once again the romantic situations feel repetitive but as I said being a more relevant story, this time the interactions feel deeper.
Here the problem as I said is the duration. The film is just a few minutes away from being three hours long and because of the narrative's shape those three hours feels like too much. I cannot deny that A Hidden Life is a beautiful film, it's a really good film but it's a really long one.
I mean, I completely enjoy it, I would see it again without a doubt but I could definitely cut an hour from it to make it more agile, although I understand this was Malick's vision and desire for the audiences to experience his film.
I repeat, I liked it a lot, it's Malick's most rewarding work since Tree of Life and it's a film that any serious movie lover will enjoy or at least it will give it the chance to be marvel by it.