Before Night Falls

Bird meets Midnight Cowboy without the glamour. Reinaldo Arenas faces persecution in Castro's Cuba. Javier Bardem carries this 70s era portrait.

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Julian Schnabel directed Before Night Falls in 2000. See Julian Schnabel's full filmography, where to start with Julian Schnabel, or where to go after you've seen everything by Julian Schnabel.

Before Night Falls was released in 2000 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 134 minutes.