‘Plantadas’ by Lilo Vilaplana arrives in Miami on Sundays in March – 2024-02-23 04:51:02

The movie Plantedby Cuban director Lilo Vilaplana, will be presented in the heart of exile, in special performances at the Tower Theater Cultural Center, in Little Havana, Miami.

The director’s masterpiece, which addresses the situation of Cuban political prisoners, will arrive with a 1 hour and 50 minute version on the Tower Theater screen, every Sunday in March.

The first screening will take place next Sunday, March 10, at 6:00 pm, and will be attended by the filmmaker in person, as well as his son, Camilo Vilaplana, who co-directed the film.

Also attending will be the actors Claudia Tomas, Alina Robert, and Daniel Romero, who participate in the film, the express politicians who participated in the production of the work, and the political activist Reinol Rodríguez, who was in charge of raising the funds to make the film. movie.

The film is within the framework of the anniversary of its premiere, which took place at the 2023 Miami Film Festival, where it won the Audience Awards and the Best Film Made in Miami.

Since its premiere, the raw testimony of the political prisoners captivated the public due to the painful realism that reflects an amalgam of true stories that have occurred throughout the almost 65 years of the Castro dictatorship in Cuba.

Emerged as a continuation of Plantedwhere Vilaplana first addressed the issue of prison repression on the Island, the film is not based as such on a story, unlike the first installment, but is a work of fiction inspired by numerous former political prisoners whose Stories now transcend the screen.

Planted It has stood out in several international film festivals, winning Best Foreign Film at the Toronto Film Festival, and getting screenings in private cinemas in other countries such as the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic.

In Miami, the performances will take place at the Tower Theater on Sundays March 10, 17, 24 and 31, always at 6:00 pm.