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Before Night Falls

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.

2h 14m2000RTMDb 6.6

Drama

English

Crew and Cast

Julian SchnabelJulian SchnabelDirectorJavier BardemJavier BardemReinaldo ArenasOlivier MartinezOlivier MartinezLazaro Gomez CarillesJohnny DeppJohnny DeppBon Bon · Lieutenant VictorAndrea Di StefanoAndrea Di StefanoPepe MalasSantiago MagillSantiago MagillTomas DiegoJohn OrtizJohn OrtizJuan AbreuHéctor BabencoHéctor BabencoVirgilio PineraFrancisco GattornoFrancisco GattornoJorge CamachoMarisol Padilla SánchezMarisol Padilla SánchezMargarita CamachoMichael WincottMichael WincottHerberto Zorilla OchoaSean PennSean PennCuco SanchezNajwa NimriNajwa NimriFina Zorilla OchoaDiego LunaDiego LunaCarlosDiahnne AbbottDiahnne AbbottBlanca RomeroJerzy SkolimowskiJerzy SkolimowskiProfessorAlfredo VillaAlfredo VillaArmando GarcíaRene RiveraRene RiveraRecruit DriverMaurice CompteMaurice CompteNicolas AbreuVincent LarescaVincent LarescaJose Abreu
Olatz López GarmendiaReinaldo's Mother
Nemo LibrizziPedro the Bus DriverGiovani FloridoGiovani FloridoYoung ReinaldoLoló NavarroLoló NavarroReinaldo's GrandmotherBatan SilvaBatan SilvaReinaldo's FatherCarmen BeatoCarmen BeatoTeacher
Cy SchnabelSmallest School ChildOlmo SchnabelOlmo SchnabelSmallest School ChildVito SchnabelVito SchnabelTeenage ReinaldoPedro Armendáriz Jr.Pedro Armendáriz Jr.Reinaldo's GrandfatherLia ChapmanLia ChapmanLolin

Storyline

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.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
3 September 2000
Runtime
2h 14m
Rating
R
TMDB score
6.6 / 10 (318 votes)

Production

Director
Julian Schnabel
Writers
Cunningham O'Keefe, Lázaro Gómez Carriles, Julian Schnabel
Studios
El Mar Pictures, Grandview Pictures
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Revenue
$8.5M

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English, Spanish