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Bent (1997)

★ 7.1NC-17108 minDirector: Sean Mathias

1997 British film

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.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Bent about?
Bent (1997) — Max is gay and as such is sent to Dachau concentration camp under the Nazi regime. He tries to deny he is gay, and gets a yellow label (the one for Jews) instead of pink (the one for gays). In camp, he falls in love with fellow prisoner Horst, who wears his pink label with pride.
Is Bent based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Bent scary?
Content rating: NC-17. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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