Before night falls [videorecording] / Fineline Features ; Grandview Pictures ; Jon Kilik presents a film by Julian Schnabel ; produced by Joh Kilik ; written by Cunningham O'Keefe, Lázaro Gómez Carriles, Julian Schnabel ; directed by Julian Schnabel.
Javier Bardem, Olivier Martinez, Andrea Di Stefano, Johnny Depp, Sean Penn. Originally released as motion picture in 2000. Based on the memoir Before night falls (Antes que anochezca) by Reinaldo Arenas. Special features: Commentary with Julian Schnabel, Javier Bardem, Lázaro Gómez Carilles, Carter Burwell, Xavier Pérez Grobet ; documentary shorts ; cast & crew filmographies ; theatrical trailer.
Summary:
A look at the life of Reinaldo Arenas, from childhood in Cuba to his death in New York City. His writings and homosexuality get him in trouble with Castro's Cuba and he spends two years in prison before leaving for the United States.
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