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Platanero 2025 Directed by Juan Frank Hernandez

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.

Country Canada
Spoken Languages Haitian; Haitian Creole , Spanish
Gnere Horror
Production Company Films Camera Oscura
Release Date 26 January 2025
25 mins
Cast
Stanley Exantus
Stanley Exantus Ti-Frè
Irdens Exantus
Irdens Exantus Gran-Frè
Jonathan Saint-Armand
Jonathan Saint-Armand San-Je
Ramón Emilio Candelario
Ramón Emilio Candelario Amadito
José María Cabral
José María Cabral El Jefe
Crew
Director
Juan Frank Hernandez
Juan Frank Hernandez
Writers
Juan Frank Hernandez
Juan Frank Hernandez
Vincent Labelle
Vincent Labelle
Producers
Laurence Ly
Laurence Ly
Béatrice Moukhaiber
Béatrice Moukhaiber
Executive Producer
Christine Falco
Christine Falco
Cinematography
Benoit Jones-Vallée
Benoit Jones-Vallée
Editor
Marianne Langston
Marianne Langston
Sound
Francis Gauthier
Francis Gauthier
Isabelle Lussier
Isabelle Lussier
Visual Effects
Carlo Harrietha
Carlo Harrietha
Jean-Mathieu Bérubé
Jean-Mathieu Bérubé
Music
Maxime Fortin
Maxime Fortin