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Before Night Falls

  • Movie
  • 2000
  • R
  • 2h 14m

Directed by Julian Schnabel

6.6

TMDB audience rating
6.6 out of 10 from 318 votes

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Overview

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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Cast and crew

  • Javier Bardem

    Javier BardemReinaldo Arenas

  • Olivier Martinez

    Olivier MartinezLazaro Gomez Carilles

  • Johnny Depp

    Johnny DeppBon Bon / Lieutenant Victor

  • Andrea Di Stefano

    Andrea Di StefanoPepe Malas

  • Santiago Magill

    Santiago MagillTomas Diego

  • John Ortiz

    John OrtizJuan Abreu

  • Héctor Babenco

    Héctor BabencoVirgilio Pinera

  • Francisco Gattorno

    Francisco GattornoJorge Camacho

  • Marisol Padilla Sánchez

    Marisol Padilla SánchezMargarita Camacho

  • Michael Wincott

    Michael WincottHerberto Zorilla Ochoa

  • Sean Penn

    Sean PennCuco Sanchez

  • Najwa Nimri

    Najwa NimriFina Zorilla Ochoa

  • Diego Luna

    Diego LunaCarlos

  • Diahnne Abbott

    Diahnne AbbottBlanca Romero

  • Jerzy Skolimowski

    Jerzy SkolimowskiProfessor

  • Alfredo Villa

    Alfredo VillaArmando García

  • Rene Rivera

    Rene RiveraRecruit Driver

  • Maurice Compte

    Maurice CompteNicolas Abreu

Director
Julian Schnabel
Writer
Lázaro Gómez Carriles, Julian Schnabel and Cunningham O'Keefe
Music
Carter Burwell
Cinematography
Xavier Grobet and Guillermo Rosas