Before Night Falls
"Basquiat" director Julian Schnabel brings to the screen another doomed creative genius on the fringes of his society - gay Cuban poet Reinaldo Arenas, in this moving bio-drama. Javier Bardem stars as Arenas, whose work was inspired by the fervor of Castro's revolution, but who faced persecution and jail for his sexuality before escaping and coming to America in the 1980 Mariel exodus. With Olivier Martinez, Andrea Di Stefano, and cameos by Sean Penn and Johnny Depp (in a dual role).
Year: 2000
Genre: Alice's 500 Greatest Films, Queer Cinema, Film Festivals 2001, Time in Prison
Country: USA
Director: Julian Schnabel
Starring: Javier Bardem, Johnny Depp, Michael Wincott, Olivier Martinez, Sean Penn, Andrea Di Stephano
Duration: 98 Minutes
Rating: R13 - Contains sexual themes
7.3/10
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