“Malick links the lonely labour of working the land with the thanklessness of sainthood, asking questions about devotion, tradition and individual acts of resistance.”
★★★★
- Simran Hans, The Observer

“Eyes may instinctively roll at Malick's fixation with magical dawn and dusk light - confronted by real darkness, the result is his best film in years.”
★★★★
- Danny Leigh, Financial Times

“If you don't like Malick's movies, A Hidden Life won't convert you. But this is the filmmaker on sublime form, putting his artistry and obsessions at the service of something frighteningly relevant.”
★★★★
- Ian Freer, Empire Magazine

“A Hidden Life is a work of genius, at last a justification of Malick's late style.”
★★★★★
- David Sexton, Evening Standard

“Jägerstätter's story is almost brutally simple in outline, but Malick's patient method wants to delve, little by little, into his soul.”
★★★★★
- Tim Robey, Daily Telegraph