Before Night Falls
6.7(310) 2000-09-03 134 minDrama
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.
DirectorJulian Schnabel
Original Music ComposerCarter Burwell
ProducerJon Kilik
WriterCunningham O'Keefe
WriterLázaro Gómez Carriles
WriterJulian Schnabel
Cast & characters
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
Najwa Nimri
as Fina Zorilla Ochoa
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
No photo
Olatz López Garmendia
as Reinaldo's Mother
No photo
Nemo Librizzi
as Pedro the Bus Driver
Giovani Florido
as Young Reinaldo
No photo
Loló Navarro
as Reinaldo's Grandmother
Batan Silva
as Reinaldo's Father
