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Nov 26, 1997 · The story involves a Berlin homosexual named Max (Clive Owen), who is swept up in the Nazi madness, forced to kill his lover, sent to a prison camp, and there finds true love with another man. Max has lied to qualify for a yellow star (signifying he is Jewish) instead of a pink one (homosexual).
In 1930s Berlin, homosexual Max (Clive Owen) sleeps with German officer Wolf (Nikolaj Waldau), only to see him killed by his fellow Nazis the next morning. Fleeing with his boyfriend,...
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- Sean Mathias
- NC-17
- Clive Owen
Bent is a 1997 British-Japanese drama film directed by Sean Mathias, based on the 1979 play of the same name by Martin Sherman, who also wrote the screenplay. It revolves around the persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany after the murder of SA leader Ernst Röhm on the Night of the Long Knives.
User Reviews. I sat down to watch this movie, and I was completely drawn into it. By the end, i thought that only 15 minutes had passed instead of an hour and a half. The subject matter (homosexual persecution during the Holocaust) was approached with the right amount of dignity and respect.
Bent: Directed by Sean Mathias. With Mick Jagger, Clive Owen, Brian Webber, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. In 1930s Berlin, a gay Jew is sent to a concentration camp under the Nazi regime.
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- Drama, History, Romance
- Sean Mathias
- 1997-11-26
A discredited former cop connects a murder case to an elaborate conspiracy involving high-stakes treason. Peacock Fandango at Home Prime Video Apple TV. Watch Bent with a...
- Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Adapted from the stage play of the same name and helmed by theatre director Sean Mathias, Bent is a solid - though short and stagey - study of repression, love and identity that benefits from two good lead performances.
