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Bent

Play trailer Poster for Bent NC-17 1997 1h 57m Drama LGBTQ+ Play Trailer Watchlist
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In the 1930s Berlin, homosexual Max sleeps with German officer Wolf, only to see him killed by his fellow Nazis the next morning. Fleeing with his boyfriend, Rudy, Max is eventually caught and forced to beat his partner to death on a train to prove they have no connection. He's then sent to Dachau concentration camp and meets Horst, a proud gay man also bound for the camp. Despite their harsh surroundings, the two fall in love.
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Bent juggles heavy topics with style, though its heavy-handedness at times feels more like exploitation than exploration.

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Sean Mathias

Director

Clive Owen

Max

Lothaire Bluteau

Horst

Brian Webber

Rudy

Ian McKellen

Uncle Freddie

Mick Jagger

Greta

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Synopsis In the 1930s Berlin, homosexual Max sleeps with German officer Wolf, only to see him killed by his fellow Nazis the next morning. Fleeing with his boyfriend, Rudy, Max is eventually caught and forced to beat his partner to death on a train to prove they have no connection. He's then sent to Dachau concentration camp and meets Horst, a proud gay man also bound for the camp. Despite their harsh surroundings, the two fall in love.
Director
Sean Mathias
Producer
Michael Solinger, Dixie Linder
Screenwriter
Martin Sherman
Production Co
Channel Four Films
Rating
NC-17
Genre
Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 12, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$418.2K
Runtime
1h 57m
Sound Mix
Surround
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