The read
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes74%
Metacritic85/100
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
317 audience votes
Key crew
- Julian SchnabelDirector
- Carter BurwellOriginal Music Composer
- Cunningham O'KeefeWriter
- Lázaro Gómez CarrilesWriter
- Julian SchnabelWriter
Cast
- Javier BardemReinaldo Arenas
- Olivier MartinezLazaro Gomez Carilles
- Johnny DeppBon Bon / Lieutenant Victor
- Andrea Di StefanoPepe Malas
- Santiago MagillTomas Diego
- John OrtizJuan Abreu
- Héctor BabencoVirgilio Pinera
- Francisco GattornoJorge Camacho
- Marisol Padilla SánchezMargarita Camacho
- Michael WincottHerberto Zorilla Ochoa
- Sean PennCuco Sanchez
- Najwa NimriFina Zorilla Ochoa
Stills
Themes
new york citysuicideaidscubatotalitarian regimeartisthot air balloonattempt to escapeexilebiographyfidel castrocuban revolution