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Product Description **RELEASED FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ON BLU RAY IN NORTH AMERICA** **FEATURING ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEES CLIVE OWEN (CLOSER), IAN MCKELLEN (LORD OF THE RINGS), JUDE LAW (COLD MOUNTAIN), AND ACADEMY AWARD WINNER RACHEL WEISZ (THE CONSTANT GARDENER), AS WELL AS PAUL BETTANY (THE AVENGERS), NIKOLAJ COSTER-WALDAU (GAME OF THRONES), AND MICK JAGGER.** **MUSIC BY LEGENDARY OSCAR-NOMINATED COMPOSER AND GOLDEN GLOBE WINNER, PHILIP GLASS** In 1930s Berlin, homosexual Max (Clive Owen) sleeps with German officer Wolf (Nikolaj Waldau), only to see him killed by his fellow Nazis the next morning. Fleeing with his boyfriend, Rudy (Brian Webber), Max is eventually caught and forced to beat his partner to death on a train to prove they have no connection. He's then sent to Dachau concentration camp and meets Horst (Lothaire Bluteau), a proud gay man also bound for the camp. Despite their harsh surroundings, the two fall in love. Bonus features included Cast and Crew Interviews, Mick Jagger music video Streets of Berlin, Behind the Scenes footage, and new essay written by Steven Alan Carr. Review WINNER - Prix de la Jeunesse - Cannes Film Festival NOMINATED - Outstanding Film - GLAAD Media Awards WINNER - Best Feature - Torino Int'l. Gay & Lesbian Film Festival WINNER - Best Actor - Gijon Int'l. Film Festival --- Martin Sherman's play about the persecution of gays in Nazi Germany makes its transition to the big screen with triumphant results. The acting is superb and the ingenious score by Phillip Glass adds a haunting, surreal texture to director, Sean Mathias opulent, Greenaway-esque production. - Stephen Holden, The New York Times [Screenwriter] Martin Sherman's harrowing concentration camp drama about the Nazi persecution of homosexuals still has some power to unsettle...Bent has earned its place in cultural history. --Film Threat The film is a punch in the gut and a kiss on the lips... - Mark Savlov, Austin Chronicle Director Sean Mathias has made a very stylized yet substantive movie about the plight of homosexuals in the Holocaust. --Spirituality & Practice Top Similar From the Brand Reviews Bent