| 17/03/2021 – 16:56 (GMT-4)
The Cuban director Lilo vilaplana regret that his latest feature film, Planted, Was found illegally accessible on the YouTube platform: “It has been terrible, great commercial damage.”
Planted, The film that addresses the reality of political prisoners for more than 60 years of Castro’s dictatorship, was officially released last Friday in the city of Miami but the clandestine version of the film circulates on some websites.
“We don’t know what happened, how it leaked. We still don’t know what happened. It’s been terrible. Links are being reported and others are coming in. I don’t know why YouTube hasn’t taken action already, because the complaint has been lodged “It’s an illegal act. It’s like going to a shoe store, grabbing a pair of shoes and running away,” Vilaplana lamented in the magazine. The mornings of CiberCuba.
On the reception of the public and the reaction of many to the episode of piracy that suffered the production, Vilaplana added:
“But what I’ve seen is that a lot of good people around the world have expressed interest in watching the film in the cinema, even after seeing it on YouTube. I’ve been approached. and they told me “I want to give 150 tickets to the public.”
The director also took advantage of the space provided by journalist Tania Costa to encourage the public to visit cinemas, and reported that part of the proceeds will go to political prisoners suffering from the dictatorship in Cuba.
“If it’s a plan to end the film commercially, I call on this same audience that voted at the Miami Film Festival to give us the popularity award, so that they also go to the theaters to see the tape. Let them support us. All of a sudden, what he did (illegal posting on YouTube) was in an act of patriotism, but he did great damage. “
“I hope those who saw the pirated film go to the movies, buy a ticket and say, ‘Here’s my contribution to the movies.'” 32 percent of the proceeds goes to political prisoners in Cuba. and their relatives, who are seen as black in this dictatorship, “he said.
The film Plantats won the Audience Award at the 38th Miami Film Festival last Tuesday.
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