A Poet
Drama
2025
| From | Colombia, Germany, Sweden |
| Cast | Ubeimar Rios, Rebeca Andrade, Guillerma Cardona, Allison Correa, Margarita Soto, Humberto Restrepo |
| Director | Simón Mesa Soto |
| Release date | 27 October 2025 |
| Age restrictions | The content does not have an age rating. |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
Oscar is a university professor in Medellín and although his first two poetry collections published in his youth were successful, he has now gone from being a great hope to a burnt-out poet, his art not bringing him the recognition he had hoped for. As he gets older, he falls deeper into self-pity and self-destruction, living with his elderly mother, while increasingly turning his daughter, ex-wife and friends against him. However, one day he learns of the poems of his student, Yurlady, who comes from a poor background, and he has a new mission to develop the girl's talent, which of course does not turn out exactly as he thought.
In his first film (Amparo, 2021), Simón Mesa Soto told the story of maternal love in the face of violence through the character of a single mother fighting for her conscripted son, while his second film examines the issue of "good fatherhood". It approaches its characters' often highly questionable decisions with irresistible humor, yet without any condescension, even if they come from the most diverse strata of society. In addition, it explores the contrast between free creation and the expectations of the creative industry in a bittersweet tone, questions the superiority of art, and in the process paints a sensitive portrait of a true antihero. With its unpredictable and surprising twists and its impressively fast pace, it stood out in the Un Certain Regard section of this year's Cannes festival, where the film was awarded the Jury Prize.
In his first film (Amparo, 2021), Simón Mesa Soto told the story of maternal love in the face of violence through the character of a single mother fighting for her conscripted son, while his second film examines the issue of "good fatherhood". It approaches its characters' often highly questionable decisions with irresistible humor, yet without any condescension, even if they come from the most diverse strata of society. In addition, it explores the contrast between free creation and the expectations of the creative industry in a bittersweet tone, questions the superiority of art, and in the process paints a sensitive portrait of a true antihero. With its unpredictable and surprising twists and its impressively fast pace, it stood out in the Un Certain Regard section of this year's Cannes festival, where the film was awarded the Jury Prize.
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