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Bent

Bent

In a time of war, they found themselves in the most dangerous place of all. In love.

19976.81h 45m

Overview

Max is a handsome young man who, after a fateful tryst with a German soldier, is forced to run for his life. Eventually Max is placed in a concentration camp where he pretends to be Jewish because in the eyes of the Nazis, gays are the lowest form of human being. But it takes a relationship with an openly gay prisoner to teach Max that without the love of another, life is not worth living.

Directed by Sean Mathias
Written by Martin Sherman
Produced by Dixie Linder, Michael Solinger
Box Office0Revenue: $496K

Top Cast

Lothaire Bluteau

Lothaire Bluteau

Horst

Clive Owen

Clive Owen

Max

B

Brian Webber

Rudy

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

Uncle Freddie

Mick Jagger

Mick Jagger

Greta / George

Paul Bettany

Paul Bettany

Captain

Paul Kynman

Paul Kynman

Corporal

Rupert Graves

Rupert Graves

Officer on Train

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Wolf

Jude Law

Jude Law

Stormtrooper

Themes & Keywords

naziconcentration camp prisonerbased on play or musicalgay theme

About Bent

Bent is a drama, history, romance film released in 1997 exploring themes of nazi, concentration camp prisoner, based on play or musical, gay theme. Directed by Sean Mathias, it stars Lothaire Bluteau, Clive Owen, Brian Webber. Max is a handsome young man who, after a fateful tryst with a German soldier, is forced to run for his life. Eventually Max is placed in a concentration camp where he pretends to be Jewish because in the eyes of the Nazis, gays are the lowest form of human being. But it takes a relationship with an openly gay prisoner to teach Max that without the love of another, life is not worth living.

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