Before Night FallsDrama6.62h 14mRENReleasedSeptember 3, 2000USShareKeywordsnew york citysuicideaidscubatotalitarian regimeartisthot air balloonattempt to escapeexilebiographyfidel castrocuban revolutionmale homosexualityauthoroppressionlgbtOverviewStatsCast & CrewExtrasSynopsisSpanning 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.RecommendationsSimilarRecommended Movies6.1The Man Who Cried20005.5The Weight of Water20017.1Léolo19927.5The Weeping Meadow20045.3Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.20077.0Inside the Coppola Personality19815.9The Demon Murder Case19836.1Quasi orfano20226.0The Brave19977.3Wake in Fright19717.1Whale Rider20035.9The Libertine20046.5The Postman Always Rings Twice19817.2The Sunset Limited20117.0Benny & Joon19937.8Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans19277.6The Sea Inside20046.3Pleasure20216.7A Serious Man20097.4Pain and Glory2019