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Before Night Falls (2000) · Cineora

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A JULIAN SCHNABEL FILM

Before Night Falls

20002h 14mRMovie

Drama

IMDb7.1/ 10 · 27.5K votes

THE STORY

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.

Gritty
Melancholic
Disturbing
Art
LGBTQ+
True story

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Intense
Complexity: Some focus

Good for talking about after. Contains sexual content, nudity and self-harm or suicide.

DirectorJulian Schnabel

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.6 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top 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

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