A POET
(UN POETA)
Year
2025
Runtime
123 mins
Language
Spanish
Subtitles
English
Alberta Premiere
Showtimes
Sep
21
Sep
26
Director Simón Mesa Soto’s sophomore film is beautifully shot on Super 16mm, winning the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. A POET is equally hilarious, absurd, uncomfortable and sad - drawing you into the world of Oscar Restrepo, who is just trying to live a creative life.
Oscar Restrepo is a struggling artist whose obsession with poetry has brought him no glory. His attempts to become relevant result in failure until he meets Yurlady, a teenage girl from humble roots.
- Awards
- Winner, Un Certain Regard Jury Prize, Cannes Film Festival 2025
- Festivals
- Cannes Film Festival
- Director
- Simón Mesa Soto
- Producer
- Juan Sarmiento G., Manuel Ruiz Montealegre, Simón Mesa Soto
- Screenwriter
- Simón Mesa Soto
- Cinematographer
- Juan Sarmiento G.
- Editor
- Ricardo Saravia
- Music
- Matti Bye, Trio Ramberget
- Cast
- Ubeimar Rios, Rebeca Andrade, Guillermo Cardona, Allison Correa, Margarita Soto, Humberto Restrepo