Before Night Falls

In the film, Arenas is born in Oriente Province in 1943 and raised by his single mother and her parents, who soon move the entire family to Holguín. After moving to Havana in the sixties to continue his studies, Reinaldo begins to explore his ambitions, as well as his Homosexuality. After receiving an honorary mention in a writing contest, Arenas is offered the chance to publish his first work. Through his work and friendships with other openly gay men (such as Pepe Malas and Tomas Diego), Arenas manages to find himself.

O escritor cubano Reinaldo Arenas, apesar de a princípio simpatizar com a revolução de Castro, acaba perseguido e preso, tanto por sua visão dos caminhos que o país está tomando quanto por ser homossexual. Ele é exilado nos EUA.

Καλύπτει ολόκληρη τη ζωή του Ρεϊνάλντο Αρένας, από την παιδική του ηλικία στην ύπαιθρο και την πρώιμη προσχώρησή του στην Επανάσταση έως τη δίωξη που θα υποστεί αργότερα ως συγγραφέας και ομοφυλόφιλος στην Κούβα του Κάστρο. Από την αναχώρησή του από την Κούβα από το λιμάνι Μαριέλ το 1980 έως την εξορία και το θάνατό του στις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες.