Before Night Falls

Name: Before Night Falls
Genre: Drama
Released: 2000-09-03
Cast: Javier Bardem, Olivier Martinez, Johnny Depp, Andrea Di Stefano, Santiago Magill

2000R2h 14mMovie

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.

Drama
New York City
Suicide
Aids
Cuba
Totalitarian Regime
Artist
Hot Air Balloon
Attempt To Escape

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Cast

Javier BardemReinaldo Arenas
Olivier MartinezLazaro Gomez Carilles
Johnny DeppBon Bon / Lieutenant Victor
Andrea Di StefanoPepe Malas
Santiago MagillTomas Diego
John OrtizJuan Abreu
Héctor BabencoVirgilio Pinera
Francisco GattornoJorge Camacho
Marisol Padilla SánchezMargarita Camacho
Michael WincottHerberto Zorilla Ochoa
Sean PennCuco Sanchez
Najwa NimriFina Zorilla Ochoa
Diego LunaCarlos
Diahnne AbbottBlanca Romero

Details

Director: Julian Schnabel
Writers: Cunningham O'Keefe, Lázaro Gómez Carriles, Julian Schnabel
Release date: September 3, 2000
Runtime: 2h 14m
Box office: $8.5M worldwide
Original language: English
Studios: El Mar Pictures, Grandview Pictures

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Platform	Score	Points
IMDb27K votes	7.1	7 pts
Rotten Tomatoes	74%	6 pts
Metacritic	85	10 pts
Letterboxd	not available	skipped

Platform	Score	Points
IMDb27K votes	7.1	7 pts
Rotten Tomatoes	74%	6 pts
Metacritic	85	10 pts
Letterboxd	not available	skipped