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Before Night Falls
66%
Movie
2h 14m
AI Analysis
Before Night Falls (2000) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Before Night Falls (2000) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and slow-burn pacing.
Story & themes: 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. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect slow-burn storytelling (~134 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Before Night Falls 66% (306 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
66%
from 306 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2000-09-03
- Runtime
- 2h 14m
- TMDB rating
- 6.6
- TMDB ID
- 5001
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Is there an official trailer for Before Night Falls?
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What is Before Night Falls about?
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.
Is there an AI analysis for Before Night Falls?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Before Night Falls?
The official runtime for Before Night Falls is approximately 134 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Javier Bardem
Reinaldo Arenas
Olivier Martinez
Lazaro Gomez Carilles
Johnny Depp
Bon Bon / Lieutenant Victor
Andrea Di Stefano
Pepe Malas
Santiago Magill
Tomas Diego
John Ortiz
Juan Abreu
Héctor Babenco
Virgilio Pinera
Francisco Gattorno
Jorge Camacho
Marisol Padilla Sánchez
Margarita Camacho
Michael Wincott
Herberto Zorilla Ochoa
Sean Penn
Cuco Sanchez
Najwa Nimri
Fina Zorilla Ochoa
Diego Luna
Carlos
Diahnne Abbott
Blanca Romero
Jerzy Skolimowski
Professor
Alfredo Villa
Armando García
Rene Rivera
Recruit Driver
Maurice Compte
Nicolas Abreu
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