Before Night Falls
Before Night Falls
Release: 2000-09-03
·Runtime: 134m
·★ 6.6
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
El Mar Pictures
Grandview Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Johnny Depp
as Bon Bon / Lieutenant Victor
Lola Schnabel
as Girl With Keys
Eduardo Arroyuelo
as Teenager #2
Alfredo Villa
as Armando García
Vincent Laresca
as Jose Abreu
Khotan Fernández
as Young Man with Bird
Andrea Di Stefano
as Pepe Malas
Najwa Nimri
as Fina Zorilla Ochoa
Vito Schnabel
as Teenage Reinaldo
Ewa Piaskowska
as Pretty Blonde Student
Ofelia Medina
as Landlady
John Ortiz
as Juan Abreu
Maurice Compte
as Nicolas Abreu
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
as Reinaldo's Grandfather
Patricia Reyes Spíndola
as María Teresa Freye de Andrade
Giovani Florido
as Young Reinaldo
Olivier Martinez
as Lazaro Gomez Carilles
Claudette Maillé
as Maria Luisa Lima
Jerzy Skolimowski
as Professor
Antonio Zavala Kugler
as Stranger in Lenin Park
Lia Chapman
as Lolin
Stella Schnabel
as Valeria
Marisol Padilla Sánchez
as Margarita Camacho
Diahnne Abbott
as Blanca Romero
Javier Bardem
as Reinaldo Arenas
Héctor Babenco
as Virgilio Pinera
Rene Rivera
as Recruit Driver
Olmo Schnabel
as Smallest School Child
Francisco Gattorno
as Jorge Camacho
Batan Silva
as Reinaldo's Father
Santiago Magill
as Tomas Diego
Michael Wincott
as Herberto Zorilla Ochoa
Sean Penn
as Cuco Sanchez
Diego Luna
as Carlos
Carmen Beato
as Teacher
Jorge Zárate
as Prosecutor
Crew
Julian Schnabel
Director, Executive Producer, Writer
María Estela Fernández
Costume Design
Jana Boková
Documentation & Support
Reinaldo Arenas
Novel
Xavier Grobet
Director of Photography
Lupita Peckinpah
Wardrobe Assistant
Jon Kilik
Producer
Carter Burwell
Original Music Composer
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer