The story itself is revealed in the trailer for 1917, Sam Mendes's latest motion picture and easily one of the most immersive, involving war pictures in recent years. While it is destined to be compared to Dunkirk, it is much more related to All Quiet on the Western Front and Saving Private Ryan.
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What's undeniable is that A Hidden Life feels familiar, though it is a story set in World War II, Diehl's Franz is a simple man, a farmer living with his wife Franziska (Valerie Pachner) and his three daughters.
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