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A Poet / Un Poeta
Simón Mesa Soto
Director's bio
Simón Mesa Soto
Born 1986 in Medellín, Colombia. Studied at Universidad de Antioquia and London Film School. His short Leidi won the Palme d’Or at Cannes (2014). Later works include Madre (2016), Amparo (2021), and A Poet (2025). His films focus on Colombian social realities
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. However, the opportunity to mentor a young student offers a chance at redemption, if he doesn’t screw it up first
Details of Cast
Ubeimar Rios – Oscar; Rebeca Andrade – Yurlady
Details of Crew
Juan Sarmiento G. – Cinematography; Ricardo Saravia – Editing; Matti Bye – Music
Producer Details
Mesa Soto; Juan Sarmiento G.; Manuel Ruiz Montealegre
Writer Details
Simón Mesa Soto
Stills
Films in this category
2025
Sirat
2025
The Secret Agent
2025
The President's Cake
2025
No Other Choice
2024
Dreams (Sex Love)
2025
Sentimental Value
2025
Young Mothers
Categories
- International Competition (14)
- Homage (11)
- Country Focus : Vietnam (5)
- Indian Cinema Now (7)
- Kaleidoscope (8)
- Malayalam Cinema Today (12)
- Spirit of Cinema (1)
- Signatures In Motion (4)
- Saeed Mirza Retrospective (3)
- Ritwik Ghatak Centenary (4)
- Youssef Chahine Retrospective (3)
- Contemporary Filmmaker in Focus: Garin Nugroho (5)
- Suvarna Chakoram (17)
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