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
Academy Awards 2025
Colombian Entry for Best International Feature
Cannes Film Festival 2025
Un Certain Regard Jury Prize
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2025
Horizons Award
Melbourne International Flm Festival 2025
Bright Horizons Award
Munich International Film Festival 2025
CineCoPro Award
Santiago International Film Festival 2025
Best Film, International Competition
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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