A film about Jägerstätter, "A Hidden Life", written and directed by Terrence Malick, premiered in May 2019 at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival, and was given a general release in the US on 13 December 2019. The film is inspired by the book titled "Franz Jägerstätter: Letters and Writings from Prison", edited by Jägerstätter biographer Erna Putz, with Malick acquiring its adaptation rights for the production.