A Poet
STARTS FRIDAY, MARCH 20
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WINNER! CICAE Jury Award, Loft Film Fest 2025
WINNER! Un Certain Regard Jury Prize, Cannes Film Festival 2025
The award-winning comedy/drama A Poet follows a failed writer named Oscar (first-time actor Ubeimar Rios) on a wincingly funny downward spiral. Unemployed and living with family, Oscar 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. Winner of the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize at Cannes, A Poet is a raw and riotous farce that stands as a breakthrough for both director Simón Mesa Soto and the mesmerizing Rios, who’s unforgettable as a glutton for cruel and unusually poetic punishments. (Dir. by Simón Mesa Soto, 2025, Colombia/Germany/Sweden, in Spanish with English subtitles, 123 mins., Not Rated)
