Middle-aged and erratic, Oscar is a failed writer who has given up on life. Unemployed and living with family, he wanders the streets of Medellín in a drunken stupor, lamenting the state of literature in his home country, where he has succumbed to the cliché of the tortured artist. However, the opportunity to mentor a young student offers a chance at redemption, if he doesn't screw it up first. In a performance marked by darkly comic pathos, first-time actor Ubeimar Rios stars in Simón Mesa Soto's Un Certain Regard Jury Prize-winner A Poet, a raw and riotous farce about how good deeds are often met with the universe's idea of cruel and unusually poetic punishment.
FILM DETAILS
Colombia, Germany, Sweden · 2025 · 125 min · Drama
Original language: Spanish
Themes: Alcoholism, Class inequality, Masculinity, Family
AVAILABLE TERRITORIES
BeNeLux, Asia (excl. Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan, Russia, Turkey, Japan, South Korea), Africa, Australia, New Zealand
Festivals and Awards
Cannes Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, International Film Festival of India, Melbourne International Film Festival, Munich International Film Festival
Un Certain Regard Jury Prize - Cannes Film Festival
Bright Horizons Award - MIFF
Best International Film Nominee - Spirit Awards
CREDITS
Director and screenwriter: Simón Mesa Soto
Producers: Simón Mesa Soto, Juan Sarmiento G., Manuel Ruiz Montealegre
Cinematography: Juan Sarmiento G.
Key Cast: Ubeimar Rios, Rebeca Andrade, Guillermo Cardona
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