Before Night Falls (2000)

The prison transvestite Produced by Julien Schnabels, this is a biopic of the tragic Cuban poet Reinaldo Arenas, following his unhappy life, much of it spent as a political prisoner of the Castro regime.

Johnny Depp plays a transvestite in prison, complete with moustache. She helps Arenas smuggle his work out.

HF June 2003



This Page: Before Night Falls

Return to Alphabetical Index Page

Return to Home Page

Hazel Freeman's
International Transgender Film Guide
is maintained by

Hazel Freeman

and hosted at