Before Night Falls
A slow, sorrowful life story that drifts through beauty and cruelty, leaving a quiet ache of exile and endurance.
- About
- 2000 US film directed by Julian Schnabel
- Class
- Movie
- Year
- 2000
- Runtime
- 128 min
A slow, sorrowful life story that drifts through beauty and cruelty, leaving a quiet ache of exile and endurance.
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| Scale | Value | 0 to 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Action | 3 | |
| Horror | 3 | |
| Humour | 2 | |
| Realism | 8 | |
| Romance | 4 | |
| Tension | 6 | |
| Darkness | 7 | |
| Complexity | 6 | |
| Emotional weight | 8 |
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