Platanero
| Platanero | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Juan Frank Hernandez |
| Written by | Juan Frank Hernandez Vincent Labelle |
| Produced by | Laurence Ly Beatrice Moukhaiber |
| Starring | Irdens Exantus Stanley Exantus |
| Cinematography | Benoit Jones-Vallée |
| Edited by | Marianne Langston |
| Music by | Maxime Fortin |
Production companies | Films Camera Oscura Mentes Fritas |
| Distributed by | Les Films du 3 mars |
Release date |
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Running time | 25 minutes |
| Countries | Canada Dominican Republic |
| Languages | Haitian Creole Spanish |
Platanero is a short horror film, directed by Juan Frank Hernandez and released in 2025.[1] A coproduction of companies from Canada and the Dominican Republic, the film stars Irdens Exantus and Stanley Exantus as Gran-Fré and Ti-Fré, two brothers from Haiti living in a shantytown refugee camp in the Dominican. Gran-Fré supports them by working on a banana plantation, but a mysterious beast stalks the banana trees when the brothers try to go steal food in the darkness of night.[2]
The cast also includes Jean-Mathieu Bérubé, José María Cabral, Ramón Emilio Candelario, Carlo Harrietha and Jonathan St-Armand in supporting roles.
The film premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.[1]
The film received a Quebec Cinema Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film at the 27th Quebec Cinema Awards.[3]
References
- ^ a b "« Platanero » de Juan Frank Hernandez se retrouvera en compétition à Sundance". Qui Fait Quoi, December 17, 2024.
- ^ Yasmin Mercedes, "Platanero representará a RD en el Sundance Film Festival 2025". RDE Digital, December 17, 2024.
- ^ "Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux Prix IRIS 2025". CTVM, October 8, 2025.
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