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Before Night Falls

2001·2h 13m·R
DramaBiographyRomance
IMDb Rating
★ 7.1/10
27,292 votes
Metascore
85
Metacritic

The life of Cuban poet and novelist, Reinaldo Arenas.

Before Night Falls is a 2001 drama biography movie directed by Julian Schnabel, starring Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Giovani Florido. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.1/10 from 27,292 votes and runs 2h 13m.

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Director
Julian Schnabel
Stars
Johnny Depp
Javier Bardem
Giovani Florido
Olatz López Garmendia
Details
2001-02-23
133 min
Movie
R
★ Mexico, United States
★ English, French, Russian, Spanish
Keywords
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