Before Night Falls

Before Night Falls

2000•2h 14m•6.6/10

Drama

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🎬TMDb

6.6/10(296)

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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Production

El Mar Pictures, Grandview Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Javier Bardem

Javier Bardem

Reinaldo Arenas

Olivier Martinez

Olivier Martinez

Lazaro Gomez Carilles

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

Bon Bon / Lieutenant Victor

Andrea Di Stefano

Andrea Di Stefano

Pepe Malas

Santiago Magill

Santiago Magill

Tomas Diego

John Ortiz

John Ortiz

Juan Abreu

Héctor Babenco

Héctor Babenco

Virgilio Pinera

Francisco Gattorno

Francisco Gattorno

Jorge Camacho

Marisol Padilla Sánchez

Marisol Padilla Sánchez

Margarita Camacho

Michael Wincott

Michael Wincott

Herberto Zorilla Ochoa

Sean Penn

Sean Penn

Cuco Sanchez

Najwa Nimri

Najwa Nimri

Fina Zorilla Ochoa

Diego Luna

Diego Luna

Carlos

Diahnne Abbott

Diahnne Abbott

Blanca Romero

Jerzy Skolimowski

Jerzy Skolimowski

Professor

Alfredo Villa

Alfredo Villa

Armando García

Rene Rivera

Rene Rivera

Recruit Driver

Maurice Compte

Maurice Compte

Nicolas Abreu

Vincent Laresca

Vincent Laresca

Jose Abreu

Olatz López Garmendia

Reinaldo's Mother

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