Before Night Falls
2000, Film, 133 min, Biography, Drama, Romance, English, United States, MoviePedia score 73
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.
Directed by Julian Schnabel
Cast
- Javier Bardem as Reinaldo Arenas
- Johnny Depp as Lieutenant Victor
- Olatz López Garmendia as Reinaldo's Mother
- Giovani Florido as Young Reinaldo
- Loló Navarro as Reinaldo's Grandmother
- Batan Silva as Reinaldo's Father
- Carmen Beato as Teacher
- Cy Schnabel as Smallest School Child
- Olmo Schnabel as Smallest School Child
- Vito Schnabel as Teenage Reinaldo
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