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Before Night Falls is a 2000 American drama film directed by Julian Schnabel. The screenplay is based on the autobiography of the same name of Reinaldo Arenas, which was published in English in 1993. The screenplay was written by Schnabel, Cunningham O'Keefe, and Lázaro Gómez Carriles. The film stars Javier Bardem, who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, Johnny Depp, Olivier Martinez, Andrea Di Stefano, Santiago Magill, and Michael Wincott.
The film had its world premiere at the 2000 Venice International Film Festival and its North American premiere at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival.
Original Release
12/22/2000
US Release
12/22/2000
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Olatz López Garmendia | Reinaldo's Mother |
| Giovani Florido | Young Reinaldo |
| Loló Navarro | Reinaldo's Grandmother |
| Batan Silva | Reinaldo's Father |
| Carmen Beato | Teacher |
| Cy Schnabel | Smallest School Child |
| Olmo Schnabel | Smallest School Child |
| Vito Schnabel | Teenage Reinaldo |
| Pedro Armendariz Jr. | Reinaldo's Grandfather |
| Diego Luna | Carlos |
Directors
Writers
Julian Schnabel, Lázaro Gómez Carriles, Reynaldo Arenas, Jana Bokova, Cunningham O'Keefe
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Olatz López Garmendia | Reinaldo's Mother |
| Giovani Florido | Young Reinaldo |
| Loló Navarro | Reinaldo's Grandmother |
| Batan Silva | Reinaldo's Father |
| Carmen Beato | Teacher |
| Cy Schnabel | Smallest School Child |
| Olmo Schnabel | Smallest School Child |
| Vito Schnabel | Teenage Reinaldo |
| Pedro Armendariz Jr. | Reinaldo's Grandfather |
| Diego Luna | Carlos |
| Lia Chapman | Lolin |
| Sean Penn | Cuco Sanchez |
| Jerzy Skolimowski | Professor |
| Aquiles Benites | Translator |
| Ewa Piaskowska | Pretty Blonde Student |
| Javier Bardem | Reinaldo Arenas |
| Patricia Reyes Spíndola | María Teresa Freye de Andrade |
| Michael Wincott | Heberto Zorilla Ochoa / Herberto Zorilla Ochoa |
| Hector Babenco | Virgilio Piñera / Virgilio Pinera |
| Andrea Di Stefano | Pepe Malas |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Julian Schnabel | Executive Producer |
| Olatz López Garmendia | Executive Producer |
| Matthias Ehrenberg | Producer |
| Jon Kilik | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2001 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 2001 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
