Release Date
December 22, 2000 (Limited)
January 26, 2001
January 26, 2001
Director
Julian Schnabel
Writer
Julian Schnabel, Cunningham O'Keefe, Lazaro Gomez Carriles
Cast
Sebastian Silva, Vito Schnabel, Najwa Nimri, Olatz Lopez Garmendia, Hector Babenco, Michael Wincott, Sean Penn, Johnny Depp, Andrea Di Stefano, Olivier Martinez, Javier Bardem
Studio
Running Time
133 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for strong sexual content, some language and brief violence
What is Before Night Falls about?
The true story of Reinaldo Arenas, an award-winning writer and homosexual who faced prosecution in Castro's Cuba, and who finally made it to the United States in the 1980's.... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
You've probably never experienced Cuba through the eyes of an exiled writer who just happens to be homosexual, or Cuba at all for that matter, but see Before Night Falls and you might catch a glimpse of what it is like. Full movie review »
