Platanero

Platanero is a short horror film, directed by Juan Frank Hernandez and released in 2025. 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.
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.
The film received a Quebec Cinema Award nomination for Prix Iris for Best [Live Action Short Film|Best Live Action Short Film] at the 27th [Quebec Cinema Awards], and was shortlisted for the Prix collégial du cinéma québécois in the Best Short Film category in 2026.