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PLATANERO


Direction Juan-Sébastien Hernandez Francoeur
Year 2025
Nation Canada
Duration 15'

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.



Director biography

Juan Frank Hernandez is a Screenwriter/Director who grew up in the Dominican Republic and now lives in Quebec. He has refined his cinematic signature through his self-produced short films. He loves storytelling by mixing genres and creating characters who must face their fears, whether they be imaginary or real.

Filmography

PLATANERO, 25 min, Fiction, 2025

THE DIVING SUIT, 12 min, Fiction, 2021

ITSS LOVE, 12 min, Fiction, 2020

MORTAL MOURNING, 13 min, Fiction, 2019

RITUALS, 20 min, Fiction, 2018




Screenplay Juan Frank Hernandez, Vincent Labelle
Producer Les Films Camera Oscura
Cast Stanley Exantus, Irdens Exantus, Jonathan Saint-Armand, Ramón Emilio Candelario, José María Cabral
Photography Benoît Jones-Vallée
Set Designer Marie-Florence Gagnon
Editor Marianne Langston
Music Maxime Fortin
Producer Company Laurence Ly, Béatrice Moukhaiber
Distribution Sylvain Lavigne
Contacts Social: lesfilmsdu3mars

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