Before Night Falls

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Ratings & Reviews

6.7/10

303 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Nomination

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Academy Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Actor

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Venice Film Festival

🏆 1 win

Won

Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Worldwide

$8.5M

Global Box Office

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60-Day Views

21.4K

Daily Avg

357

7-Day Trend

-2%

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Based On

Before Night Falls

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Mexico

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Story Setting

Set In

New YorkCuba

Time Period

1980s

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Xavier Grobet

Film Editing

Michael Berenbaum

Music / Score

Carter Burwell

Costume Design

María Estela Fernández

Distributors

Fine Line FeaturesFandango at HomeNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Before Night Falls

Available in 12 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	—	—	Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Google Play Movies, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Google Play Movies, YouTube	Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

AustraliaMA 15+

Germany12

Switzerland16

CZ15+

HU16

South Korea15

RO15

Production

Director

Julian Schnabel

Writers

Cunningham O'Keefe, Lázaro Gómez Carriles, Julian Schnabel, Reinaldo Arenas

Production Companies

El Mar PicturesGrandview Pictures

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

Tags & Keywords

new york citysuicideaidscubatotalitarian regimeartisthot air balloonattempt to escapeexilebiographyfidel castrocuban revolutionmale homosexualityauthoroppression

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