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Bent (1997) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

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1997 · 105 mins · English
JustWatch #14,890 15
Directed by
Sean Mathias
Starring
Paul Bettany, Rachel Weisz, Ian McKellen, Jude Law, Mick Jagger, Nikolaj Coster Waldau

In wartime, Max, a handsome young man, is forced to flee after a secret encounter with a German soldier. Captured, he is sent to a concentration camp where he pretends to be Jewish, as the Nazis consider homosexuals the lowest. A bond with an openly gay prisoner shows him that love gives life meaning.

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