Before Night Falls

Name: Before Night Falls
Genre: Drama
Released: 2000-09-03
Duration: 2 h 14 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Javier Bardem, Olivier Martinez, Johnny Depp, Andrea Di Stefano, Santiago Magill

Before Night Falls (2000)

Timing: 2:14 (134 min)

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Release date

2000-09-03

Country

Mexico, United States

Production

El Mar Pictures, Grandview Pictures

Genre

Drama

Budget

Revenue

$8 524 534

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Director

Julian Schnabel

Actors

Javier Bardem, Olivier Martinez, Johnny Depp, Andrea Di Stefano, Santiago Magill, John Ortiz, Héctor Babenco, Francisco Gattorno, Marisol Padilla Sánchez, Michael Wincott
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Cunningham O'Keefe, Lázaro Gómez Carriles

Producer

Jon Kilik, Matthias Ehrenberg, Olatz López Garmendia, Julian Schnabel

Operator

Guillermo Rosas

Composer

Ennio Morricone

Artist

Audition

Editing

Michael Berenbaum
All team (18)

Short description

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.

What's left behind the scenes

Both Johnny Depp and Sean Penn appeared in Schnabel's film for free – out of respect for the director.
According to Guillermo Rosas, almost all scenes were shot through a chocolate-colored filter placed over the camera lens.
Olivier Martinez's first English-speaking role.
The plot unfolds in Cuba, but the film was shot in Mexico, with Veracruz standing in for Havana.

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