Before night falls


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Director: Julian Schnabel
Writers: Reinaldo Arenas (memoir), Cunningham O'Keefe, Lázaro Gómez Carriles, Julian Schnabel
Year: 2000
Country: U.S.A.
Cast:
- Javier Bardem : Reinaldo Arenas
- Giovanni Florido : Young Reinaldo
- Vito Maria Schnabel : Teenage Reinaldo
- Olivier Martinez : Lazaro Gomez Carilles
- Andrea Di Stefano : Pepe Malas
- Johnny Depp : Bon Bon/Lieutenant Victor
- Michael Wincott : Herberto Zorilla Ochoa
- Olatz Lopez Garmendia : Reinaldo's Mother
- Sebastian Silva : Reinaldo's Father
- Loló Navarro : Reinaldo's Grandmother
- Pedro Armendáriz Jr. : Reinaldo's Grandfather
- Carmen Beato : Teacher
Story: Biography of the Cuban homosexual writer, poet and gay activist Reinaldo Arenas. Because he was homosexual and against Fidel Castro's regime, Arenas was imprisoned in 1973. Seven years later he was forced to leave Cuba.
Verhaal: Biografie van de Cubaanse homoseksuele schrijver, dichter en homoactivist Reinaldo Arenas. Omdat hij homoseksueel was en tegen het regime van Fidel Castro werd Arenas in 1973 gevangen gezet. Zeven jaar later werd hij gedwongen Cuba te verlaten.
Available on: Video & DVD
Soundtrack:
Official website: www.before-night-falls.com