Synopsis of the plot before night falls

"Before Night Falls" is adapted from the memoirs published by the famous Cuban gay writer Reinaldo Arenas. It narrates the tortuous life of Reinaldo Arenas. lifetime. The film is directed by Julian Schnabel, who directed "BASQUIAT".

Javier Bardem plays Reynaldo Arenas in the film. From Reynaldo Arenas' impoverished childhood to his college years, his commitment to the sexual revolution, his participation in the gay subculture in Havana, and his persecution as an alternative writer under Castro's repressive policies, A life of imprisonment. Despite the harsh conditions in prison, the brave Reynaldo Arenas continued to write and was smuggled abroad for publication. Eventually, he was allowed to leave Cuba for the United States, but there he encountered a new challenge - the struggle of a man without a country and AIDS. Director Julian Schnabel carefully planned the scenes of Reynaldo Arenas' sophomore life in the film, which truly reproduced the social conditions of Cuba during the Great Revolution.

Johnny Depp plays a supporting role in the film - Arenas's prison cellmate, a brutal officer - Lieutenant Victor. Sean Penn changed his acting style in the film and played Cuco Sanchez, and others such as Olivier Martinez and Andrea Di Stefano Stefano) and others also gave excellent performances in the film.

This film won multiple awards at the 2000 Venice Film Festival and Toronto Film Festival, and was well received