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Before Night Falls( 2000)

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Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Javier Bardem

      Reinaldo Arenas

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      Olivier Martinez

      Lazaro Gomez Carilles

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      Johnny Depp

      Bon Bon / Lieutenant Victor

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      Andrea Di Stefano

      Pepe Malas

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      Santiago Magill

      Tomas Diego

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      John Ortiz

      Juan Abreu

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      Héctor Babenco

      Virgilio Pinera

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      Francisco Gattorno

      Jorge Camacho

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      Marisol Padilla Sánchez

      Margarita Camacho

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      Michael Wincott

      Herberto Zorilla Ochoa

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      Sean Penn

      Cuco Sanchez

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      Najwa Nimri

      Fina Zorilla Ochoa

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      Diego Luna

      Carlos

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      Diahnne Abbott

      Blanca Romero

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      Jerzy Skolimowski

      Professor

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      Alfredo Villa

      Armando García

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      Rene Rivera

      Recruit Driver

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      Maurice Compte

      Nicolas Abreu

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      Vincent Laresca

      Jose Abreu

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      Olatz López Garmendia

      Reinaldo's Mother

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      Nemo Librizzi

      Pedro the Bus Driver

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      Giovani Florido

      Young Reinaldo

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      Loló Navarro

      Reinaldo's Grandmother

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      Batan Silva

      Reinaldo's Father

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      Carmen Beato

      Teacher

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      Cy Schnabel

      Smallest School Child

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      Olmo Schnabel

      Smallest School Child

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      Vito Schnabel

      Teenage Reinaldo

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      Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

      Reinaldo's Grandfather

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      Lia Chapman

      Lolin

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      Aquiles Benites

      Translator

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      Ewa Piaskowska

      Pretty Blonde Student

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      Patricia Reyes Spíndola

      María Teresa Freye de Andrade

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      Marlene Díaz

      Woman in Car #1

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      Olga Borayo

      Woman in Car #2

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      Manolo García

      Faustino

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      Lola Schnabel

      Girl With Keys

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      Ofelia Medina

      Landlady

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      Lois Barragán

      Woman - UNEAC

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      Eduardo Antonio

      Nightclub Singer

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      Stella Schnabel

      Valeria

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      Manuel González

      Jose Lezama Lima

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      Claudette Maillé

      Maria Luisa Lima

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      Chanel Puertas

      Blonde on the Beach

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      Manolo Rivero

      Royal Gay

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      Andrea Fassler

      French Tourist

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      Magda

      Santería Dancer

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      Julian Bucio

      Violent Soldier

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      Jorge Zárate

      Prosecutor

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      Jorge Zamora

      Kid with Kite

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      Noel Medina

      Policeman on Beach

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      Jorge Zepeda

      State Security on Beach

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      Yulian Díaz

      Teenager #1

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      Eduardo Arroyuelo

      Teenager #2

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      Antonio Zavala Kugler

      Stranger in Lenin Park

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      Eloy Ganuza

      State Security in Lenin Park

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      Khotan Fernández

      Young Man with Bird

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      René Pereyra

      Antonio

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      Abel Woolrich

      Hungry Inmate

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      Mario Oliver

      Gay Inmate

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      Robertico Valdez

      Singing Prisoner

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      Claudio Osoria

      Guard at El Morro

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      Caridad Martinez

      Dancer in the Convent

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      Zulema Cruz

      Zulema

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      Annie Gil

      Blanca's Teenage Daughter

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      Filiberto Estrella

      Dwarf

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      Juan Cristóbal Murillo

      Immigration Officer

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      Melanio Filiberto Hebra

      Man at Mariel Harbor

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      Matthias Ehrenberg

      Officer at Mariel Harbor

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      Jack Schnabel

      Mr. Greenberg

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      Esther G. Schnabel

      Mrs. Greenberg

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      Xavier Domingo

      Death

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      Eric Springer

      Orderly

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      Jimmy Nugent

      Taxi Driver

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    8524534.00

    Keywords

    • new york city
    • suicide
    • aids
    • cuba
    • totalitarian regime
    • artist
    • hot air balloon
    • attempt to escape
    • exile
    • biography
    • fidel castro
    • cuban revolution
    • male homosexuality
    • author
    • oppression
    • lgbt