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.
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Cast
74 people
Javier Bardem
Reinaldo Arenas
Known for
No Country for Old Men
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Olivier Martinez
Lazaro Gomez Carilles
Known for
Unfaithful
The Physician
Johnny Depp
Bon Bon / Lieutenant Victor
Known for
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Andrea Di Stefano
Pepe Malas
Known for
Life of Pi
At War for Love
Santiago Magill
Tomas Diego
Also in
Don't Tell Anyone
City of M
John Ortiz
Juan Abreu
Known for
Fast & Furious
Bumblebee
Héctor Babenco
Virgilio Pinera
Also in
Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People
The Past
Francisco Gattorno
Jorge Camacho
Known for
El Señor de los Cielos
Amores verdaderos
Marisol Padilla Sánchez
Margarita Camacho
Known for
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
The End of Violence
Michael Wincott
Herberto Zorilla Ochoa
Known for
Nope
The Crow
Sean Penn
Cuco Sanchez
Known for
Mystic River
The Game
Najwa Nimri
Fina Zorilla Ochoa
Known for
Money Heist
Locked Up
Julian Schnabel Director · Jana Boková Screenplay Cunningham O'Keefe Writer
Director Writer
Julian Schnabel
Screenplay
Jana Boková
Writer
Cunningham O'Keefe
Writer
Lázaro Gómez Carriles
Author
Reinaldo Arenas
Composer
Carter Burwell
Cinematographer
Xavier Grobet
Cinematographer
Guillermo Rosas
Editor
Michael Berenbaum
Production designer
Salvador Parra
Costume designer
María Estela Fernández
Worldwide gross $8.5M · Budget $20M · United States release December 22, 2000
Box office
Budget
$20,000,000
Worldwide gross
$8,524,534
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
El Mar Pictures
Production
Grandview Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Romania · September 3, 2000
Theatrical
United States · December 22, 2000
Limited theatrical
United States
October 12, 2000 · Premiere · Austin Film Festival
December 14, 2000 · Premiere · Miami, Florida
February 23, 2001 · Theatrical
Australia
September 6, 2001 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 16, 2001 · Theatrical
Canada
February 9, 2001 · Theatrical
Czechia
July 5, 2001 · Theatrical
Finland
September 28, 2002 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
November 9, 2004 · Physical · DVD
France
June 13, 2001 · Theatrical
Germany
January 29, 2004 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 15, 2001 · Digital
Italy
November 10, 2001 · Theatrical
Mexico
March 16, 2001 · Theatrical
March 20, 2001 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 21, 2002 · Theatrical
Spain
March 16, 2001 · Theatrical
Switzerland
June 28, 2001 · Digital
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