Before Night Falls

6.7 2000 134 min
R
Drama

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.

About

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Director
Julian Schnabel
Writers
Lázaro Gómez Carriles, Julian Schnabel, Cunningham O'Keefe
Classification
R

Cast

The cast behind this title

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
Najwa Nimri Fina Zorilla Ochoa
Diego Luna Carlos
Diahnne Abbott Blanca Romero
Jerzy Skolimowski Professor
Alfredo Villa Armando García
Rene Rivera Recruit Driver
Maurice Compte Nicolas Abreu

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