MOVIE · 2000

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DramaRomance134 min

Spanning years of upheaval in Cuba, the film follows poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas as his writing and his homosexuality make him a target under Fidel Castro's rule. Javier Bardem is Arenas, charting the writer's life from his early years through fame, censorship, imprisonment, and departure from the island. Johnny Depp appears in multiple supporting roles, with Sean Penn also in the ensemble. Julian Schnabel's biopic moves between Havana and New York, tracing an artist's life as politics, desire, and literature keep colliding around him.