Film record

Before Night Falls

2000Feature film128 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States
Languages
Spanish · English · French · Russian
Genres
drama film · romance film · LGBTQ-related film · biographical film

Credits

Direction

Julian Schnabel — Directing

Cast

Javier Bardem — Acting
Olivier Martinez — Acting
Andrea Di Stefano — Acting
Johnny Depp — Acting
Michael Wincott — Acting
Diego Luna — Acting
Sean Penn — Acting
Héctor Babenco — Acting
Sebastián Silva — Acting
Jerzy Skolimowski — Acting
Najwa Nimri — Acting
Benjamín Benítez — Acting
John Ortiz — Acting
Vincent Laresca — Acting
Diahnne Abbott — Acting

Writing

Julian Schnabel — Screenwriting

Production

Jon Kilik — Production

Music

Carter Burwell — Music composition

Cinematography

Xavier Grobet — Cinematography

Editing

Michael Berenbaum — Editing

Costume

María Estela Fernández — Costume design
Documented participation

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Distribution

Netflix

International
Verified
Distribution

Vudu

International
Verified

Versions and cuts

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Releases by territory

United States · Original release
3 Sep 2000Checked 20 Sep 2026
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