Before Night Falls
Released
September 3, 2000
Runtime: 2h 14m
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 & Crew
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
Julian Schnabel
Director
- CO
Cunningham O'Keefe
Writer
- LC
Lázaro Gómez Carriles
Writer
Julian Schnabel
Writer
Media
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