Bent
1997 · Movie · 105 min · ★ 6.9 · 69% critics
A young man in pre-war Germany is forced to flee after a dangerous encounter draws Nazi attention. Captured and sent to a concentration camp, he hides who he is to survive, until a bond with another prisoner challenges his fear and reshapes what dignity and love mean under brutal oppression.
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Details
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-11-26
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (157 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a harrowing, intimate drama about identity and survival under Nazi persecution, with a love story at its core; Not for you if you avoid deeply depressing historical tragedies like Aimée & Jaguar.
Pros: haunting, important story; strong lead performances; moving love amid terror | Cons: very bleak tone; uneven pacing; can feel repetitive
Themes
- nazi
- concentration camp prisoner
- based on play or musical
- gay theme
- bitter
Cast & crew
Lothaire Bluteau
as Horst
Clive Owen
as Max
- BW
Brian Webber
as Rudy
Ian McKellen
as Uncle Freddie
Mick Jagger
as Greta / George
Paul Bettany
as Captain
Paul Kynman
as Corporal
Rupert Graves
as Officer on Train
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
as Wolf
Jude Law
as Stormtrooper
Directed by Sean Mathias