United States / Oct 12, 2000 / Austin Film Festival
2h 14min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Francisco Gattorno | Jorge Camacho |
| Marisol Padilla Sánchez | Margarita Camacho |
| Michael Wincott | Herberto Zorilla Ochoa |
| Sean Penn | Cuco Sanchez |
| Najwa Nimri | Fina Zorilla Ochoa |
| Diego Luna | Carlos |
| Diahnne Abbott | Blanca Romero |
| Jerzy Skolimowski | Professor |
| Alfredo Villa | Armando García |
| Rene Rivera | Recruit Driver |
| Maurice Compte | Nicolas Abreu |
| Vincent Laresca | Jose Abreu |
| Olatz López Garmendia | Reinaldo's Mother |
| Nemo Librizzi | Pedro the Bus Driver |
| Giovani Florido | Young Reinaldo |
| Loló Navarro | Reinaldo's Grandmother |
| Batan Silva | Reinaldo's Father |
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| Carmen Beato | Teacher |
| Cy Schnabel | Smallest School Child |
| Olmo Schnabel | Smallest School Child |
| Vito Schnabel | Teenage Reinaldo |
| Pedro Armendáriz Jr. | Reinaldo's Grandfather |
| Lia Chapman | Lolin |
| Aquiles Benites | Translator |
| Ewa Piaskowska | Pretty Blonde Student |
| Patricia Reyes Spíndola | María Teresa Freye de Andrade |
| Marlene Díaz | Woman in Car #1 |
| Olga Borayo | Woman in Car #2 |
| Manolo García | Faustino |
| Lola Schnabel | Girl With Keys |
| Ofelia Medina | Landlady |
| Lois Barragán | Woman - UNEAC |
| Eduardo Antonio | Nightclub Singer |
| Stella Schnabel | Valeria |
| Manuel González | Jose Lezama Lima |
| Claudette Maillé | Maria Luisa Lima |
| Chanel Puertas | Blonde on the Beach |
| Manolo Rivero | Royal Gay |
| Andrea Fassler | French Tourist |
| Magda | Santería Dancer |
| Julian Bucio | Violent Soldier |
| Jorge Zárate | Prosecutor |
| Jorge Zamora | Kid with Kite |
| Noel Medina | Policeman on Beach |
| Jorge Zepeda | State Security on Beach |
| Yulian Díaz | Teenager #1 |
| Eduardo Arroyuelo | Teenager #2 |
| Antonio Zavala Kugler | Stranger in Lenin Park |
| Eloy Ganuza | State Security in Lenin Park |
| Khotan Fernández | Young Man with Bird |
| René Pereyra | Antonio |
| Abel Woolrich | Hungry Inmate |
| Mario Oliver | Gay Inmate |
| Robertico Valdez | Singing Prisoner |
| Claudio Osoria | Guard at El Morro |
| Caridad Martinez | Dancer in the Convent |
| Zulema Cruz | Zulema |
| Annie Gil | Blanca's Teenage Daughter |
| Filiberto Estrella | Dwarf |
| Juan Cristóbal Murillo | Immigration Officer |
| Melanio Filiberto Hebra | Man at Mariel Harbor |
| Matthias Ehrenberg | Officer at Mariel Harbor |
| Jack Schnabel | Mr. Greenberg |
| Esther G. Schnabel | Mrs. Greenberg |
| Xavier Domingo | Death |
| Eric Springer | Orderly |
| Jimmy Nugent | Taxi Driver |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Before Night Falls |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Español |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | El Mar Pictures, Grandview Pictures |
| Release date | 3 settembre 2000 |
| Executive producer | Julian Schnabel, Olatz López Garmendia |
| Production | Jon Kilik, Matthias Ehrenberg |
| Writer | Cunningham O'Keefe, Lázaro Gómez Carriles, Julian Schnabel, Reinaldo Arenas |
| Editing | Michael Berenbaum |
| Cinematography | Xavier Grobet, Guillermo Rosas |
| Assistant directors | Julian Schnabel |
| Camera operators | Xavier Grobet, Guillermo Rosas |
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| Additional photography | Xavier Grobet, Guillermo Rosas |
| Production design | Salvador Parra, Antonio Muñohierro, Laurie Friedman |
| Art direction | Antonio Muñohierro, Salvador Parra, Laurie Friedman |
| Set decoration | Laurie Friedman, Salvador Parra, Antonio Muñohierro |
| Visual effects | Randall Balsmeyer |
| Music | Ennio Morricone, Carter Burwell |
| Sound | Ennio Morricone, Carter Burwell |
| Costume design | María Estela Fernández, Lupita Peckinpah |
| Makeup | María Estela Fernández, Lupita Peckinpah |
| Hairstyling | María Estela Fernández, Lupita Peckinpah |
| Revenue | 8.524.534 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Finland / Sep 28, 2002 / Helsinki International Film Festival
Limited release
United States / Dec 22, 2000 / R
Theatrical release
Romania / Sep 03, 2000 / 15
Canada / Feb 09, 2001
United States / Feb 23, 2001
Brazil / Mar 16, 2001
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Mexico / Mar 16, 2001
Spain / Mar 16, 2001
France / Jun 13, 2001
Czechia / Jul 05, 2001 / 15+
Australia / Sep 06, 2001 / MA 15+
Italy / Nov 10, 2001
South Korea / Jun 21, 2002 / 15
Germany / Jan 29, 2004 / 12
Digital
Switzerland / Jun 28, 2001 / 16
Hungary / Nov 15, 2001 / 16
Physical media
Finland / Nov 09, 2004 / DVD
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