La planta insolente

La planta insolente (lit. 'The insolent plant') is a 2017 film directed by Venezuelan director Román Chalbaud. The film depicts the tenure of Venezuelan PresidentCipriano Castro, and the title is based on his quote: "The insolent plant of the foreigner has desecrated the sacred soil of the fatherland", his response to the Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903, when European nations blockaded Venezuelan shores after Castro refused to pay foreign debts and damages.[1][2]

La planta insolente
Film poster
Directed byRomán Chalbaud
Written byLuis Britto García
StarringRoberto Moll
Juliana Cuervos
Alexander Solórzano
Hans Christopher
Julio Mota
Aura Rivas
Antonieta Colón
Alfredo Medina
Dimas González
José Luis Márquez
José León
Jorge Canelón
Laureano Olivares
CinematographyVitelbo Vásquez
Music byFederico Ruiz
Distributed byFundación Villa del Cine
Release date
2017
Running time
90 minutes
CountryVenezuela
LanguageSpanish

Cast
  • Roberto Moll
  • Juliana Cuervos
  • Alexander Solórzano
  • Hans Christopher
  • Julio Mota
  • Aura Rivas
  • Antonieta Colón
  • Alfredo Medina
  • Dimas González
  • José Luis Márquez
  • José León
  • Jorge Canelón
  • Laureano Olivares

Reception

Venezuelan film critic Sergio Monsalve said that the movie, along with Chalbaud's late work El Caracazo, Días de poder and Zamora: Tierra y hombres libres, tarnished Chalbaud's career and accomplishments as a filmmaker, saying that they were produced to please the Bolivarian Revolution and the ruling party, and panned the film.[3][4]

References
  1. "Román Chalbaud: "Yo voy a estar bien en cualquier época"". Runrunes (in Spanish). 2015-11-10. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  2. Marys, Catherine Medina (2020-01-28). "Las 10 películas más emblemáticas del cine venezolano y dónde verlas". El Pitazo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  3. Monsalve, Sergio (2021-02-05). "El cine en la grieta". El Nacional (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  4. Monsalve, Sergio (2017-05-26). "La debacle de Chalbaud". El Nacional (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-12-04.
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