BEFORE NIGHT FALLS (2000)

JULIAN SCHNABEL

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Cast

JAVIER BARDEM JOHNNY DEPP OLIVIER MARTINEZ CARTER BURWELL

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.