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A Hidden Life

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Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II. From TMDB

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  • Dan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 14, 2025

    I don't have anything snappy to say except that this movie, A Hidden Life, is a beautiful one depicting the true story of an Austrian farmer who refused to be drafted into the German Army. He was executed.

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  • Nancy French @nancyfrench.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 23, 2025

    A HIDDEN LIFE is THE movie you need to see right now: a true story of an Austrian farmer called to fight with the Nazis. What would you do?

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  • Andrea Chalupa @andreachalupa.comBluesky · Sep 24, 2025

    Watched Terrence Malick's A Hidden Life: incredible film on the crushing pressure of living in a dictatorship. Franz Jägerstätter was an Austrian farmer who refused to fight for Hitler. Moments reminded me of my grandpa's memoir of prison during Stalin's purges www.npr.org/2019/12/23/7...

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  • Barbara VanDenburgh @babsvan.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 2, 2025

    There is no better movie you can watch right now than A Hidden Life to steel your moral code, to draw red line your soul will not cross.

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  • Blue sky nice ghost @rajandelman.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 28, 2026

    "Disclosure Day is first and foremost a religious movie" while probably the right and most interesting read, doesn't change the fact I have LIKED religious movies. A Hidden Life!!!! Ordet!!!! It's like Dreyer by way of Spielberg and I dunno. It might still be a mess

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  • Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 16, 2025

    Watched A HIDDEN LIFE (2019). I've almost completed Terrence Malick's filmography and I'm beginning to worry that he's never made a film with an exploding helicopter.

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  • Mark @samueltwain.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 31, 2026

    Going to a buddy's 40th tomorrow; he's rented out a theater to make all his friends watch his favorite movie, A Hidden Life. Utmost respect. Proud to know someone who can pull this kind of power move.

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  • John Bleasdale @www.johnbleasdale.comBluesky · Feb 22, 2025

    The latest episode of the Malick Hour— @mzspress.bsky.social talks A Hidden Life, Terrence Malick’s latest feature film. open.spotify.com/episode/2h71...

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  • Barbara VanDenburgh @babsvan.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 15, 2024

    Malick’s A Hidden Life is a deeply moral movie made to steel our souls for exactly the moment we’re in.

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  • conor hilton @theconorhilton.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 3, 2023

    personal BEST FILM picks for the last decade 2022: Women Talking 2021: Judas and the Black Messiah 2020: Boys State 2019: A Hidden Life 2018: Blindspotting 2017: The Last Jedi 2016: Hell or High Water 2015: Spotlight 2014: The Grand Budapest Hotel 2013: Pacific Rim 2012: Argo

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  • Atticus Finch (of Georgia) @atticus59914029.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 29, 2026

    I’ve seen people say to turn your back on family if they are MAGA. Never an option for many of us. Our family was/is tight knit. It does make me think about the terrible choices people have had to face at times in the past. A favorite movie of mine is A Hidden Life, which explores these issues.

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  • James “Vamp” Fleet @horrorfilms101.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 30, 2025

    Heads up: Movie Zyng has a sale going on right now on select Disney-owned movies! Some slop, but also some damn good flicks on blu-ray like 12 Years a Slave Bad Times at the El Royale Ever After A Hidden Life One Hour Photo The Peanuts Movie Raising Arizona Ready or Not Underwater Widows and more!

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  • Atticus Finch (of Georgia) @atticus59914029.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 19, 2024

    Watch the film “A Hidden Life” to get an idea of how neighbors, friends, family can turn on a person and how isolated they can become….

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  • Olympic Douche @sackleywhistle.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 11, 2026

    The first great film I’ve seen this year, A HIDDEN LIFE is all the best parts of Terrence Malick, with far less of what drove me away. #filmsky #letterboxd

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  • Blue sky nice ghost @rajandelman.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 1, 2025

    Glad the Haptic vs. Optic youtube video mentioned A Hidden Life, a movie that is Good and Looks Good

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  • Atticus Finch (of Georgia) @atticus59914029.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 30, 2025

    Which comes back to the movie “A Hidden Life”, which I was discussing with Ben Marsh I believe it was, which shows in stark, depressing terms the price a person can pay for speaking against the tribe.

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  • Matt Baldwin @thisbrokenwheel.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 8, 2024

    People justifiably love ANDOR, but I would also direct people to Terrance Malik's unfairly overlooked 2019 film A HIDDEN LIFE, which is the true story of an Austrian man from a rural mountain village who saw what the Nazis were and very firmly, but very peacefully, simply refused to comply.

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  • MantaHunk 🌎🏳️‍🌈☮️🟧 @mantahunk.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 16, 2026

    A HIDDEN LIFE My wife & I just watched one of the most stunning, beautiful, unique, artistic films we have ever seen. Each scene & set is like a piece of art throughout the 3 hours of the movie. Set in 1939 Austria through 1943. It is SO appropriate for our time where our nation is being taken...

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  • Avidacridjam @avidacridjam.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 25, 2026

    I adore his review of A Hidden Life. This, along with his reviews of Silence, 1984 and M:I Dead Reckoning are the ones I keep revisiting. filmfreakcentral.net/2019/09/tell...

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  • Scott Stamper @deanmacguffin.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 8, 2026

    Another film worth revisiting right now? A Hidden Life by Terrence Malick. #FilmSky

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  • Atticus Finch (of Georgia) @atticus59914029.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 13, 2025

    Everybody should watch and meditate on the movie A Hidden Life. I did not know of the Curragh Incident. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

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  • Chris Hutchinson 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇱🇵🇸🇮🇷 🕊️ @cahutch1990.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 14, 2025

    You know what I'm adding two more stellar films about faithful Catholics, then one classic "Protestant" film. Of Gods and Men - 9 monks in 1990s Algeria. Inspiring. A Hidden Life - incredible film Protestants "have" Babette's Feast - sure, a weird break off sect in Denmark but we'll take it #hatm

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  • Joel Mayward @jmayward.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 30, 2025

    Introduce yourself with: One book: A Theology of Liberation - Gustavo Gutiérrez One film: A Hidden Life - Terrence Malick One album: Carrie & Lowell - Sufjan Stevens One show: Twin Peaks: The Return - David Lynch

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  • conor hilton @theconorhilton.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 27, 2023

    13 movies to get to know me A Hidden Life Speed Racer Batman: The Movie 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea The Princess Bride Hook The Grand Budapest Hotel Gentlemen Broncos Hail, Caesar! Spotlight Logan Women Talking Ladyhawke

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  • Daniel Thron @dthron.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 17, 2026

    a film that's sadly grown only more relevant, Malick's stunning A Hidden Life has somehow fallen off the filmic radar lately, but if I could recommend any movie that the world needs right now, it might be this one. #filmsky youtu.be/qJXmdY4lVR0?...

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  • Joel Mayward @jmayward.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 29, 2025

    I'm showing Malick's A HIDDEN LIFE to my Theology and Film students this evening as an extra credit screening. The film's political relevance has only become more urgent since its release in 2019.

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  • An American @kittenhawk1.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 16, 2025

    Watching A Hidden Life right now. The first bit of the movie is showing what a wonderful life the family had. Then there's a scene with the mayor talking about how things were in shambles before Hitler took over.

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  • Blue sky nice ghost @rajandelman.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 28, 2026

    I guess I wonder why I like Tree of Life and a Hidden Life so much more than this movie. Am I just open to Malick's style of woo-woo more? Is it an aesthetics thing? Or is there something else that cuts me off from it

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  • Andrew "Trace" Hackett @andrewhackett.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 27, 2025

    Also, "A Hidden Life" continues to seem like an essential movie for our times in terms of personal and political moral courage. Malick has given us so much beauty and truth.

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  • Jeff @pophistory.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 22, 2025

    Fascinating story. . . Also reminds me of Terrance Malick's beautiful movie "A Hidden Life," about Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis.

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  • Dark and Wondrous - it's in the trees! it's coming! @darkandwondrous.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 30, 2023

    It's so good. Possibly a top-ten film for me. Though I also need to rewatch, and the competition is fierce. In the years since I saw it, Aguirre the Wrath of God and A Hidden Life have claimed some of the high ground.

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  • Joel Mayward @jmayward.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 4, 2023

    Here's my 12k-word article (!) for the Journal of Religion & Film on Terrence Malick's A HIDDEN LIFE as political theology: digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/jrf/vol27/is...

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  • Sam Lloyd @llamsoyd.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 28, 2026

    A Hidden Life is a wonderful film

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  • Theric Jepson @thmazing.bsky.socialBluesky · May 17, 2026

    Have you seen the movie A Hidden Life? It uses that line to such great effect.

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  • nancyforde.com @nancyfjorde.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 9, 2026

    The Lives of Others Milk Selma Raiders of the Lost Ark Good Night, And Good Luck, Life is Beautiful Invasion of the Body Snatchers Vera Drake All the President's Men 13th (documentary) A Hidden Life The Cider House Rules The Handmaid's Tale (1990 film) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1984 JoJo Rabbit

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  • Big Tros Man @bigtrosman.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 8, 2025

    Personally, it was my movie of 2011, but I've hesitated to revisit it. Plus Malick's output since makes it feel a little less special and unique. I haven't seen A HIDDEN LIFE yet, but TO THE WONDER, KNIGHT OF CUPS and SONG TO SONG are improv/jazz filmmaking with diminishing returns.

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  • anarchosloth @urbanshanshui.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 14, 2025

    Tough call if I'm being honest here. 1. The Exorcist 2. The Wicker Man 3. Mononoke Hime (maybe 10? Has to be close to) Honorable mention: A Hidden Life (bit of a cheat here as it's likely 6 but no doubt will be 10 plus in time. Fuck i love that film. Malick's best imo)

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  • Holly-ween III: Season of the Wooloo @mockwooloo.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 17, 2025

    The film "A Hidden Life"

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  • Richard Blandford @rblandford.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 15, 2025

    My ★★★★½ review of A Hidden Life on Letterboxd boxd.it/9pYmWN

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  • Kenny Miles @thekennymiles.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 13, 2025

    In case box office pundits or movie writers feel the need to discuss Christian movie audiences being ignored, they didn't see so many faith based movies from THE NATIVITY STORY to CABRINI and everything in between (A HIDDEN LIFE, SILENCE, and yes SELMA). I could go on.

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  • Sister Susan Francois, CSJP @susanfrancois.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 4, 2025

    If you don't know the story and the significance of Franz Jägerstätter's witness to the love and peace of Christ in times of extreme social sin, I suggest watching Terrence Malik's beautiful film, "A Hidden Life." 2/2

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  • eliz @elizspy.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 13, 2025

    The movie "A Hidden Life," based on real events, is the story of a little known Austrian farmer, Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II, and his family. It is a beautiful and devastating movie.

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  • Rand. Still. @yelmelnobrainer.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 1, 2024

    Paths of Glory is great! Fave kinetic war film: Kelly's Heroes or Apocalypse Now (strongly depending on mood) Fave not-kinetic war film: A Hidden Life

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  • Pumpkin Spice Amateur Historian @riceandsalt97.bsky.socialBluesky · May 16, 2026

    Personally I find one of the affecting Christian religious messages I’ve seen in a movie comes from Terrence Malick’s A Hidden Life.

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  • Michael Hogan @michaelhogan100.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 4, 2026

    Film-wise: at 6.55pm, The Day The Earth Stood Still on Film4. At 9pm, Starship Troopers on Legend, Ted on Sky One or The Creator on Film4. At 10pm, Live & Let Die on ITV4. At 11.40pm, A Hidden Life on Film4 or Upgrade on Legend. At 12.10am, Kiss The Girls on BBC1 #telly

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  • Matthew Cheney @melikhovo.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 22, 2025

    (I think I just need to buckle down and finally write something about Malick's "A Hidden Life", a film that fascinates & vexes me & shows what's lacking in so many films aping Malick's style without the depth of his philosophical & religious convictions. Malick is earnest for purpose, not vibes.)

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  • philtor @philtor.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 13, 2025

    We also saw Wake Up Dead Man last night and I thought it was the best Christian film that I've seen since A Hidden Life. Probably not what was intended. 😆

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  • Phil Feller @philfeller.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 29, 2025

    It’s not exactly a popular film, but I found Terrence Malick’s A Hidden Life, which tells Franz Jägerstätter’s story, quite affecting. www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10....

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  • Michael Reed @mikeyreed.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 28, 2025

    #NowWatching A Hidden Life (2019) with August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon. The Austrian Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector, refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II. A Terrence Malick film.

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  • 𝕁𝕠𝕙𝕟𝕟𝕪𝕌𝕠𝕗𝔸𝕟𝕘𝕤𝕥 @therealestjmark.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 24, 2025

    I’ll have to check this out. Have you ever seen Malick’s A Hidden Life? A most viscerally important film in a modern day such as now: youtu.be/qJXmdY4lVR0?...

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  • Bastards Initiative @bastardsinitiative.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 12, 2025

    1/2 History isn't just a Record of the Past, but also the Explanation of the Present. & the Puzzle & Knowledge to Anticipate the Probabilities of the Future. World War 1 & 2 Adaptation movies relevant to the current Reality-of-the-Situation. 1. Bonhoeffer 2. Truth & Treason 3. A Hidden Life

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  • B.G. Firmani @bgfirmani.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 15, 2025

    “Don’t they know evil when they see it?” #nowwatching Terrence Malick’s A HIDDEN LIFE that tells the story of Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to swear an oath to Hitler and was murdered for it. Too lyrical for its own good, still this is a powerful #film about one person standing against #fascism.

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  • heartstreams.bsky.social @heartstreams.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 17, 2025

    Vous me faites penser au très beau film de Terrence Malick, ‘A Hidden Life’, qui raconte la vie d’un paysan autrichien objecteur de conscience que les nazis ont exécuté en ‘43.Le titre de Malick cite une phrase de George Eliot, qu’elle écrit dans Middlemarch: “..for the growing good of the world is

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  • Gary G @mentorminute.bsky.socialBluesky · May 11, 2025

    No. I don't movies or TV of any kind on a regular basis. Its not part of my lifestyle. The last movie I watched was "A Hidden Life."

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  • gertruxe.bsky.social @gertruxe.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 1, 2025

    A Hidden Life…strongly recommend this movie…a powerful statement on resistance.

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  • Hillary Hillarious @hhillarious.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 23, 2025

    I watched it some years ago, A Hidden Life, a film by Terrance Malick about Franz Jägerstätter, an Austrian conscientious objector, a deeply religious man during World War II who was martyred for refusing to swear loyalty to Hitler and was imprisoned and executed.

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  • JY the Woman @all-in-my-mind.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 20, 2025

    A Hidden Life is a melancholic beautiful movie. I never heard of Franz Jägerstätter before this movie, and I cannot comment on the historical accuracy; but the movie itself is a great biopic. (1/3)

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  • Amy Mantravadi @amymantravadi.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 27, 2025

    In my latest essay, I consider a scene from the film A Hidden Life. "A comfortable Christ takes you 'just as I am' and then leaves you that way, because a comfortable Christ has no interest in setting you free from sin, death, and the devil." amymantravadi.substack.com/p/a-comforta...

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  • Mo Pelzel @mopelzel.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 20, 2025

    Franz Jägerstätter would be another outstanding example. The 2019 film A Hidden Life presents his story of heroic resistance.

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  • ✠ 𝐃𝐨𝐜 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 - 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 🇨🇦 🇬🇱 🖇️ 𝟾𝟼𝟺𝟽 @unauthorizedbeast.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 20, 2025

    I agree. Terrence Malick made another war movie thats an anti-war movie. I loved it too: A Hidden Life

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