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A Hidden Life

2019 · 173 min

A slow, immersive meditation on conscience and love, with sweeping visuals and quiet intensity that lingers long after.

Directed by: Terrence Malick
Genres: History, Drama, War
Starring: August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon

Tagline: Better to suffer injustice than to commit it.
Overview: Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II.

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Directed by: Terrence Malick
Genres: History, Drama, War
Starring: August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: faith
morality
family
isolation
justice
Places: countryside
small town
prison
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	9
Romance	4
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: history, drama, war
Directed by: Terrence Malick
Written by: Terrence Malick
Starring: August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon, Karin Neuhäuser, Tobias Moretti, Ulrich Matthes, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Nyqvist
Music: James Newton Howard
Cinematography: Jörg Widmer
Runtime: 173 min
Country: Germany, United States of America
Languages: English, German, Italian

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