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Before Night Falls
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Before Night Falls

Sep 3, 2000
2h 14m
★ 6.6

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

El Mar Pictures
Grandview Pictures

Cast

Javier Bardem

Reinaldo Arenas

Javier Bardem

Olivier Martinez

Lazaro Gomez Carilles

Olivier Martinez

Johnny Depp

Bon Bon / Lieutenant Victor

Johnny Depp

Andrea Di Stefano

Pepe Malas

Andrea Di Stefano

Santiago Magill

Tomas Diego

Santiago Magill

John Ortiz

Juan Abreu

John Ortiz

Héctor Babenco

Virgilio Pinera

Héctor Babenco

Francisco Gattorno

Jorge Camacho

Francisco Gattorno

Marisol Padilla Sánchez

Margarita Camacho

Marisol Padilla Sánchez

Michael Wincott

Herberto Zorilla Ochoa

Michael Wincott

Sean Penn

Cuco Sanchez

Sean Penn

Najwa Nimri

Fina Zorilla Ochoa

Najwa Nimri

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