Nothing merry about this gay drama

Bent review

Rated - 2.0 stars

By MikeLaughton from Oakham,England Avatar image

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Bent

Director Sean Mathias
Genres Drama, Gay/Lesbian
Run time 100 mins Certificate 18

13th April 2011

This film is based on a famous play and it is basically a filmed play.

Although the acting is good, the action is slow and the subject matter - the appalling treatment of gay men in Nazi Germany - is very depressing.

Set mainly in a concentration camp, he whole thing is terribly downbeat and doesn't make for an entertaining two hours.

About the reviewer: MikeLaughton

I am a retired journalist and entertainer who still directs musicals and comedy plays in my spare time

Titles rented: 193

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