Before Night Falls

Before Night Falls

134 mins | Drama | Sept. 3, 2000

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.

Before Night Falls

134 mins | Drama | Sept. 3, 2000

Before Night Falls
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers El Mar Pictures, Grandview Pictures
Original title Before Night Falls
Directors Julian Schnabel
Writers Lázaro Gómez Carriles, Cunningham O'Keefe, Reynaldo Arenas, Julian Schnabel

Cast

Javier Bardem

as Reinaldo Arenas

Olivier Martinez

as Lazaro Gomez Carilles

Johnny Depp

as Bon Bon / Lieutenant Victor

Andrea Di Stefano

as Pepe Malas

Santiago Magill

as Tomas Diego

John Ortiz

as Juan Abreu

Héctor Babenco

as Virgilio Pinera

Francisco Gattorno

as Jorge Camacho

Marisol Padilla Sánchez

as Margarita Camacho

Michael Wincott

as Herberto Zorilla Ochoa

Sean Penn

as Cuco Sanchez

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

as Reinaldo's Grandfather

Najwa Nimri

as Fina Correa

Diego Luna

as Carlos

Diahnne Abbott

as Blanca Romero

Jerzy Skolimowski

as professor

Alfredo Villa

as Armando García

Rene Rivera

as Recruit Driver

Maurice Compte

as Nicolas Abreu

Vincent Laresca

as Jose Abreu

Olatz López Garmendia

as Reinaldo's Mother