A Hidden Life

I thought that we could build our nest high up...

in the trees.

Fly away, like birds...

to the mountains.

(man speaking indistinctly over speaker)

(man continues speaking indistinctly)

Potatoes. Potatoes.

Oh, we have so many already.

Remember the day when we first met?

You were shy like now.

I remember.

That motorcycle.

My best dress.

(indistinct chattering and cheering)

You looked at me...

and I knew.

How simple life was then.

It seemed no trouble could reach our valley.

We lived above the clouds.

My sister came to live with us.

He likes you.

We had our home.

Your mother,

our family,

our village,

Radegund.

- (metal clanks) - Ah!

(indistinct chatter and laughter)

Dear Fani,

warm greetings to you from your Franz in training.

This week,

I have things easy.

In the mornings, riding on a motorcycle.

For me, it's entertaining.

Hello, mountains!

I would love to hear your singing again.

Hello, sun!

I'm looking forward to our reunion.

I met a fellow here.

His name is Waldland.

- How are you doing this? - Well...

In two months of training...

No pretense about him.

Always smiling.

My dear husband,

they say that France has surrendered.

They're sending farmers home...

for now at least.

Is it true?

Sister's lonely.

I wish she had someone like you.

We could use you here.

To break in the calf.

The harvest comes nearer.

We burned the bad weeds.

I got some piglets from Mossbauer.

Four weeks old.

With warm greetings to you...

Your loving wife,

Fani.

Oh, my wife,

what's happened to our country?

To the land we love?

Where are the kids?

Inside.

Oh, Papa's coming for you!

What is it?

I've just been called up.

We thought there would be peace,

but this war goes on.

- I don't know why. - Shh.

Do you believe in what we're fighting for?

Not really.

He did what he had to.

He was not content to watch his nation go under.

Before he came, it all was in a state of collapse.

A Babylon!

We worshipped foreign gods.

You're drunk.

(laughing) No!

And I am not your friend. I am your Mayor!

And now they tell us

to spare these other races.

Degraded.

So contemptible they can no longer despise themselves!

They sow the earth with salt.

Instead of a world, there is a department store.

Foreigners swarm over our streets.

Immigrants who don't care

for the past, only for what they can grab.

This is what happens when a world...

when a world dies.

Men survive.

But their life is gone.

Their life is gone.

Their reason for living.

The mask is off.

I fear for my family.

Mother's old.

Yeah.

I hope she dies soon.

Don't they know evil when they see it?

We're used to it now.

Crime.

No shame.

Be careful.

Father, if they call me up, I can't serve.

We're killing innocent people.