Bent

Bent

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

1997 · 105 min · ★ 6.9 · Drama, History, Romance

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

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