Julian SchnabelCast
Javier Bardem 
Johnny Depp Olatz López Garmendia Giovani Florido Loló Navarro Batan Silva
Plot
The life of the Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas, from his rural childhood to persecution as a gay writer under Castro, imprisonment and exile in New York, with Javier Bardem.
Sinekatalog’s take
A poetic and moving biography with a great Javier Bardem.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (27,485 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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