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A Poet

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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.
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Simón Mesa Soto

Director

Ubeimar Rios

Oscar

Rebeca Andrade

Yurlady

Guillermo Cardona

Efraín

Alisson Correa

Daniela

Margarita Soto

Teresita

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Ben Croll IndieWire May 29
B+
Art-world send-up explores the many fears and frustrations the acclaimed director felt in the decade since making... Leidi, channeling them into a darkly-funny burlesque that speaks of verse while playing like a Dan Clowes comic brought to manic life. Go to Full Review Namrata Joshi The New Indian Express May 29
Ultimately, Un Poeta is a universal treatise on the world of arts and letters, in that it’s about the contradictions inherent in creativity in general in any corner of the world—the economic strife that runs parallel to artistic achievements. Go to Full Review Murtada Elfadl Variety May 26
[The film's] tone shifts from absurdist to serious to satirical and back again. This odd mix should not work, but Soto pulls it off with a sure hand and precisely exacting storytelling. Go to Full Review Mark Dujsik Mark Reviews Movies Dec 11
3/4
[A]s we see more of Oscar's good intentions, the film makes us feel a tinge of sympathy—and increasingly more—for him... Go to Full Review Frank J. Avella The Contending Nov 22
B-
The film tends to meander in the final third but is still a rewarding sit mostly because of first-time actor and star Ubeimar Rios. He’s a comedic natural. Go to Full Review Dionar Hidalgo Algo Más Que Cine Nov 1
8/10
A brutally funny and deeply human portrait of failed ambition and artistic hypocrisy. Un Poeta turns despair into poetry, capturing the contradictions of Latin America with wit, empathy, and a sharp cinematic pulse. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis 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.
Director
Simón Mesa Soto
Producer
Simón Mesa Soto, Juan Sarmiento G., Manuel Ruiz Montealegre
Screenwriter
Simón Mesa Soto
Distributor
1-2 Special
Production Co
Ocúltimo, Medio de Contención Producciones
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 30, 2026, Limited
Runtime
2h 3m