Fantasy ·Drama · Canada · 2025 · 25m

Platanero

Director

Cast

Stanley Exantus as Ti-Frè Irdens Exantus as Gran-Frè Jonathan Saint-Armand as San-Je Ramón Emilio Candelario as Amadito José María Cabral as El Jefe Juan Frank Hernandez as Agent Immigration #1

Crew

Benoit Jones-Vallée — Director of Photography Marianne Langston — Editor Juan Frank Hernandez — Writer Vincent Labelle — Writer Laurence Ly — Producer Béatrice Moukhaiber — Producer

Synopsis

Ti-Frè and Gran-Frè, two brothers of Haitian origin living in a Dominican Republic shantytown, struggle daily to survive. On a full moon night, desperation pushes them to steal from a plantation, where a mysterious beast prowls in the shadows of the banana trees.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Key Collaborators

Juan Frank Hernandez Director Benoit Jones-Vallée Director of Photography Marianne Langston Editor Juan Frank Hernandez Writer Vincent Labelle Writer Laurence Ly Producer Béatrice Moukhaiber Producer

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