'A Hidden Life' trivia and fun facts

Back to normal

It's the first Terrence Malick film since 'The New World' that has a linear narrative.

Back to the World War II

It's Terrence Malick's second film that tells a story of World War II.

Emmanuel Lubezki

It's the first Terrence Malick movie that doesn't feature Emmanuel Lubezki's cinematography since 'The New World'.

Europe

The cast is mostly made up of European actors from German-speaking countries, such as Austria, Switzerland or Germany.

Last movie

This is the last movie of Michael Nyqvist and Bruno Ganz, since both died in 2017 and 2019, respectively.

Three years

Terrence Malick has been three years editing the film.

Light studio

Artificial lights only used on rare occasions during shooting. For all the other sets, including the prison cells, the team simply used the right time of the day to shoot it until they lost the light.