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Bent (1997)

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Reviews Counted:19

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Rotten:6

Average Rating:6.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: An interesting cast fills out this solemn production based on the play by Martin Sherman (who also wrote the screenplay). During WWII, a Berlin homosexual is caught up in the Nazi hysteria. After... An interesting cast fills out this solemn production based on the play by Martin Sherman (who also wrote the screenplay). During WWII, a Berlin homosexual is caught up in the Nazi hysteria. After being forced to kill his lover, he is placed in a prison camp, where he lies so he will be classified as Jewish rather than homosexual. After a series a constitution-breaking incidents, his love for a fellow male prisoner brings him to admit his true nature. Features Mick Jagger in a brief role as a drag queen. [More]

Starring: Clive Owen, Lothaire Bluteau, Ian McKellen, Mick Jagger

Starring: Clive Owen, Lothaire Bluteau, Ian McKellen, Mick Jagger, Jude Law, Suzanne Bertish

Director: Sean Mathias

Director: Sean Mathias
Screenwriter: Martin Sherman

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03/09/08
Cole Smithey
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The screen version of Sherman's noted play about homosexuals in Nazi Germany shows that tyro director Sean Mathias doesn't know much about film for his erratic approach and inconsistent style bring out the play's weaknesses rather than strengths.

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Rich Cline
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Shadows on the Wall

brave, brilliantly effective movie which has the added bonus of a crinkled Mick Jagger singing in drag while swinging from a ceiling.

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05/20/03
Stephen Holden
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Tired of gay rights movies and Holocaust flicks? This is both, but it still enthralls.

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02/03/03
Luke Y. Thompson
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New Times

Stylized yet substantive drama about the plight of homosexuals in the Holocaust.

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08/30/02
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