ezzra Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 (edited) Watched this epic 3 hours thought provoking masterpiece of a movie, thought i'll share, of a TRUE story of a World War II Austrian conscientious objector who refuses to swear an alliance to Hitler and serve as a soldier in the war and thus end up in a hole lot of troubles imprisoned and ultimately executed... one of the best movies i have seen for a long while... https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/a-hidden-life-movie-review-2019 Edited January 10, 2021 by ezzra 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumbNut Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Yes, one of my top ten favourite movies. The main character is such an incredibly brave, principled man, adds so much poignancy when you learn it is based on a true story. Modest hero's like the main protagonist in this movie are not celebrated enough in movies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 20 minutes ago, NumbNut said: Yes, one of my top ten favourite movies. The main character is such an incredibly brave, principled man, adds so much poignancy when you learn it is based on a true story. Modest hero's like the main protagonist in this movie are not celebrated enough in movies In actual fact this story was about a catholic priest who was the inspiration for the movie but for some reasons they made the protagonist to be a farmer with a family, who knows why? maybe to be politically correct here and not upset the clergy?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumbNut Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 The main character in A Hidden Life, the farmer, is a true historical figure, who lived and (spoiler alert) was executed by the Nazi's as depicted in the movie. Franz Jagerstatter The priest you mention was also a true historical figure, Franz Reinisch Incredibly brave men, both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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