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Drama 2000 2h 14m

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Before Night Falls

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.

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DIRECTOR

Julian Schnabel

WRITER

Cunningham O'Keefe
Julian Schnabel
Lázaro Gómez Carriles

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Guillermo Rosas
Xavier Grobet

EDITOR

Michael Berenbaum

ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER

Carter Burwell

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Salvador Parra

PRODUCER

Jon Kilik

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Julian Schnabel
Olatz López Garmendia

ART DIRECTION

Antonio Muñohierro

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER

Matthias Ehrenberg

COSTUME DESIGN

María Estela Fernández

DOCUMENTATION & SUPPORT

Jana Boková

NOVEL

Reinaldo Arenas

SET DECORATION

Laurie Friedman

VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR

Randall Balsmeyer

WARDROBE ASSISTANT

Lupita Peckinpah

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Before Night Falls
Released 2000
Directed by Julian Schnabel
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Venice Film Festival

2000Winner: Grand Jury Prize Of The

Academy Awards

2001Nominee: Best Actor

National Board Of Review: Top Ten Films

2000Winner: National Board Of Review: Top Ten Films