Terrence Malick´s A HIDDEN LIFE Trailer Here is the first A HIDDEN LIFE trailer! The film, written and directed by Terrence Malick (To the Wonder, The Tree of Life), stars August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Michael Nyqvist, Matthias Schoenaerts, Jürgen Prochnow, and Bruno Ganz. A HIDDEN LIFE will be released in theaters on the US in a date TBD. Based on real events, A HIDDEN LIFE is the story of an unsung hero, Bl. Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. When the Austrian peasant farmer is faced with the threat of execution for treason, it is his unwavering faith and his love for his wife, Fani, and children that keeps his spirit alive.