The life of Cuban poet Reinaldo Arenas inspired this film. Javier Bardem, who won an Oscar for his performance in No Country for Old Men, stars as the writer, who was a strong supporter of the Castro regime until he realized he was gay. Persecuted for his sexual orientation, he became an outcast in the country he once loved and eventually moved to New York. Sean Penn and Johnny Depp play friends who had a significant impact on his life. Directed by Julian Schnabel. Categories: Biography, Drama. Year: 2000.
Sean Penn in Before Night Falls
Johnny Depp in Before Night Falls
Javier Bardem in Before Night Falls
Olatz López Garmendia also appeared in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.
Diego Luna also appeared in Y Tu Mama Tambien, Frida, Milk, Rudo y Cursi, and Mister Lonely.
Julian Schnabel also appeared in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.
Johnny Depp also appeared in Platoon, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Finding Neverland, Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Donnie Brasco, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Lost In La Mancha, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Edward Scissorhands, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Corpse Bride, Blow, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Public Enemies, Don Juan DeMarco, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, The Libertine, Benny & Joon, The Astronaut's Wife, Alice in Wonderland, and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.
Sean Penn also appeared in The Interpreter, Being John Malkovich, 21 Grams, Carlito's Way, Dead Man Walking, All the King's Men, The Thin Red Line, The Game, U Turn, I Am Sam, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Mystic River, What Just Happened?, Milk, Crossing Over, Into the Wild, The Pledge, Hugo Pool, Sweet and Lowdown, and State of Grace.
Javier Bardem also appeared in No Country for Old Men and Vicky Cristina Barcelona.