2000

2h 14m

6.7(317 votes)

Drama

Overview

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.

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: Julian Schnabel
Written by: Cunningham O'Keefe
Lázaro Gómez Carriles
Produced by: Jon Kilik

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