Before Night Falls
2000 · ★ 6.6 · Dir. Julian Schnabel
Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, an artist who was vilified for his homosexuality in Fidel Castro's Cuba.
- Released
- 2000-09-03
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Rated
- R
- Language
- EN
- Box office
- $8.5M
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Javier Bardem
Reinaldo Arenas
Olivier Martinez
Lazaro Gomez Carilles
Johnny Depp
Bon Bon / Lieutenant Victor
Andrea Di Stefano
Pepe Malas
Santiago Magill
Tomas Diego
John Ortiz
Juan Abreu
Héctor Babenco
Virgilio Pinera
Francisco Gattorno
Jorge Camacho
Marisol Padilla Sánchez
Margarita Camacho
Michael Wincott
Herberto Zorilla Ochoa
Sean Penn
Cuco Sanchez
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Reinaldo's Grandfather
Keywords
BiographyNew york cityLgbtLatinx leadSuicideAidsMale homosexualityHot air balloonArtistAttempt to escapeCubaAuthorExileOppressionTotalitarian regimeLatinx lgbtCuban revolutionFidel castro
