The film "Plantadas," a tribute to the political prisoners who fell victim to Castroism, is now available on the Spanish streaming platform Vix and can be accessed from Cuba using a Virtual Private Network service, known as a VPN.
The activist Yamila Maceo announced on Facebook this Wednesday: "'Plantadas' is now available on VIX. My people in Cuba, get a VPN and I'll send you the link to the movie."
Among the comments, the opposition member shared a direct link to the film, providing Cubans with the opportunity to access audiovisual material that exposes the crimes committed by the dictatorship, which is particularly significant given the regime's strict censorship.
The film, directed by Lilo Vilaplana, follows three women who fight to restore and stabilize democracy in Cuba, until the leader of their revolution betrays them, as reported by the Vix platform.
The streaming platform emphasizes that they "must survive in a prison where their rights are violated with no regard for their condition as women," reflecting the ongoing situation in prisons in Cuba.
"Plantadas," filmed in 2022, features performances by Alina Robert, Claudia Toma, Rachel Vallori, Yuliet Cruz, Ariel Texidó, Daniel Romero, Luis Manuel Álvarez, Lily Rentería, Larisa Vega, Amarilys Núñez, Juanita Baró, Vivian Ruiz, and Frank Egusquiza.
The screenplay is by Ángel Santiesteban, Ninoska Pérez, and Vilaplana himself, who co-directs with his son Camilo.
At the premiere of the film during the XL Miami International Film Festival last year, Joe Carollo, a commissioner of Miami, stated that "anyone who watches this movie and is Cuban and is not affected by it is a human being who has no heart or conscience. Seeing the suffering of these women, of thousands like them, profoundly affected me. The women we have here have more courage than the vast majority of men in the world."
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