"If God gives us free will, we're responsible for what we do."
A hardworking farmer, pious Christian, and devoted husband and father, Franz Jägerstätter is a respected member of his alpine village, St. Radegund. Franz's Edenic existence begins to wither, however, as war breaks out across Europe and Nazi ideology spreads. Franz undergoes military training but refuses to swear allegiance to Hitler. Set in Austria during the rise of the Third Reich, A Hidden Life relays a little- known true story of quiet heroism.