![]() ![]() In contrast, it is only Fani’s unwavering support that gives Franz the strength he needs to stay true to his beliefs. Based on real events, from visionary writer-director Terrence Malick, A HIDDEN LIFE is the story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight. The film identifies two types of systemic failures one represented by the xenophobic mayor of the town, a true ‘believer’ who gives impassioned speeches in the town beer garden about the superiority of the Aryan race and the supposed ‘encroachment’ of the ‘unwanted.’ And the other is the clergy, to whom Franz turns to for respite and answers, but whose hands are tied they too hold their tongues and compromise. Through his character, Malick explores the relationship between religion and faith, when ensconced in a failing system that pushes one to give up his beliefs rather than face the consequences for them. In Terrence Malick’s new film A Hidden Life, 36-year-old Austrian farmer Franz Jgersttter is beheaded by the the Nazis for refusing to fight for Hitler. Radegund, who refused to take the oath of allegiance to Hitler during World War II, sacrificing everything, including his life, rather than to fight for the Nazis. The historical drama is based on the true story of Franz Jägerstätter, an Austrian. It is based on the true story of Franz Jgersttter, an Austrian peasant farmer born and raised in the village of St. Fox Searchlight has released the first trailer for writer/director Terrence Malick ’s new film A Hidden Life. ![]() ![]() When Franz refuses to enlist in the army, he’s made an outcast in his small community, with younger village kids pelting his children with mud, and the other women shunning his wife. Visionary writer-director Terrence Malick masterfully shines the spotlight on humanity with A Hidden Life. With August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon, Karin Neuhäuser. August Diehl ’s Franz is a small farmer living on the hillsides of a picturesque Austria, straight out of a hypnotic fairytale, with his wife, Fani ( Valerie Pachner ), three children, his mother, and his sister-in-law. A Hidden Life: Directed by Terrence Malick. ![]()
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