In this tale of love to the death, Malick examines the ideals of an Austrian farmer on the eve of the Second World War who refuses at all costs to submit to the Hitler regime.
Franz Jägerstätter, an Austrian farmer, refuses to fight alongside the Nazis. Found guilty of treason by the Hitler regime, he is liable to face the death penalty. But supported by his unwavering faith and his love for his wife, Fani, and his children, Franz remains a free man. “A Hidden Life” tells the story of these unsung heroes.
“A Hidden Life” is a sweeping narrative with lush imagery and powerful themes—those of preserving ideals, all imbued with philosophy and religion.
The tragedy of love killed by the madness of men becomes a lengthy whirlwind, inevitably controlled and often magnificent.
Must the unspeakable always be fought? Can faith be salvific or culpable? These are among the themes that carry this narrative with as much intensity as detachment.
