movie poster for BEFORE NIGHT FALLS

Flicks ID

9847

Cert

15

Running time

128 mins

Country

AmericaCuba

Language

English

Format

DVD

BEFORE NIGHT FALLS (2000)

JULIAN SCHNABEL

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Cast

Plot

We follow the life of renowned Cuban author Reinaldo Arenas from his childhood to his torture and eventual exile from Castro's Cuba. A man persecuted not just for the power of his writing but also for his homosexuality. Before Night Falls is an immensely affecting film with a quite simply blinding performance from Javier Bardem as the writer.