FREE 7pm Film Screening: A HIDDEN LIFE (Terrence Malick • 2019)

***Please note the earlier-than-usual starting time of 7pm!

Everyone is warmly invited to join Canterbury Film Society for a special open event to mark the International Day of Peace with Terrence Malick’s astonishing film, A Hidden Life (2019 • 174 mins • PG).

Film starts at 7.00pm - doors open at 6.30pm and you can mingle in the foyer (home baked treats and drinks for sale - please bring cash as eftpos is not available).

“In A Hidden Life, Terrence Malick tells the little-known story of Franz Jägerstätter, a farmer living in Austria during World War II, who was executed in 1943 after refusing to swear an oath of loyalty to Adolf Hitler. Malick took the title of his film from a George Eliot quote about the myriad anonymous acts of moral courage that go forgotten throughout history. With this sweeping, spiritually minded story, Malick continues to explore the subjects that have captivated him throughout his career, exploring the human search for God and the liminal space between earthbound desires and more transcendent aspirations. Here, that exploration is embodied by an extraordinary figure made all the more heroic by the fact that he was ordinary: Putting one ethical foot in front of the other, he trudges to a tragic but ultimately sublime end.” The Washington Post Check out the trailer: A Hidden Life Trailer

Presented with the support of Quakers Aotearoa New Zealand and Amnesty International, this film is free and open to the public. Non-ticketed: first come, first served so arrive early to avoid disappointment.