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Before Night Falls

2000 · R · 2h 14m

Directed by Julian Schnabel

6.6

TMDB audience score
318 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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

  • 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