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Bent (1997)

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.

Released Nov. 26, 1997 105 min 18+

Genres: Drama, History, Romance

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Production Companies: ASK Kodansha, NDF Inc., Film4 Productions

Country: United Kingdom
Production Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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Runtime: 105 min.
Released: Nov. 26, 1997
Status: Released
Revenue: $496,059
Certification: 18 / 18+

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