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A HIDDEN LIFE – Review by Brandy McDonnell

January 15, 2020January 18, 2020 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments a hidden life, august diehl, terrence malick, Valerie Pachner

Isolated high in the Alps, life there doesn’t seem to change much when Germany invades and takes over Austria, but the community proves fundamentally altered once it becomes known that Franz refused to swear allegiance to Hitler during his military training.

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A HIDDEN LIFE – Review by Susan Granger

January 9, 2020 Susan Granger 0 Comments a hidden life, august diehl, terrence malik, Valerie Pachner

Auteur filmmaker Terrence Malick chronicles the true story of Franz Jagerstatter (1907-1943), a devoutly Roman Catholic farmer who was imprisoned, sentenced to death and executed for refusing to fight for the Nazis after Hitler invaded Austria in World War II.