Filmmaker Lilo Vilaplana shared on social media that his film "Plantadas" is attracting more and more viewers in Cuba, despite the censorship it faces due to its tribute to political prisoners who are victims of Castroism.
"From Cuba, they are sending me images of how they watch the movie 'Plantadas' even in a park," Vilaplana stated on Facebook.
The filmmaker emphasized that the film, "little by little, is spreading all over Cuba," and pointed out that it is available on the streaming platform VIX.
From Cuba, the film can be accessed using a Virtual Private Network service, known as VPN.
In May, activist Yamila Maceo announced on Facebook that: "'Plantadas' is already on VIX. My people in Cuba, download a VPN and I'll send you the link to the movie."
The film, by filmmaker 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 platform Vix.
The streaming platform emphasizes that they "must survive in a prison where their rights are violated without respect for their condition as women," reflecting what is constantly happening in prisons in Cuba.
Plantadas, which was filmed during the year 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 script is by Ángel Santiesteban, Ninoska Pérez, and Vilaplana himself, who co-directs with his son Camilo.
Vilaplana premiered the film "Plantados" in 2021, dedicated to honoring the memory of all the political prisoners who spent years in jail in Cuba for standing up to the dictatorship.
The audiovisual narrates the horror of political prisoners who never buckled under the regime's attempts to treat them as common inmates and insisted, even at the cost of their lives, on being treated as prisoners of conscience.
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