Bent (1997)
- Directed by
- Sean Mathias
- Genre
- drama film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- United Kingdom, Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Rated
- 18
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 157 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A gay man in 1930s Germany tries to evade Nazi persecution after the murder of Ernst Röhm. He faces brutal choices to survive the horrors of a concentration camp.
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What happens
Bent is a 1997 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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