A Poet (Spanish: Un poeta) is a 2025 tragicomedy film written, co-produced and directed by Simón Mesa Soto. An international co-production between Colombia, Germany and Sweden, the film stars Ubeimar Rios, Rebeca Andrade, Guillermo Cardona, Allison Correa, Margarita Soto and Humberto Restrepo.
The film had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on 19 May 2025, where it won the section's Jury Prize. It was theatrically released in Colombia on 28 August 2025 by OTH. It was selected as the Colombian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Oscar Restrepo's obsession with poetry has brought him no glory. Aging and erratic, he has become the cliche of the poet in the shadows. When he meets Yurlady, a teenage girl, he helps cultivate her talent.
Principal photography took place in MedellÃÂn.
It had its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on 19 May 2025 in the Un Certain Regard section. Shortly after, 1-2 Special acquired US distribution rights to the film. It will also screen at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2025.
It competed in the International competition section of the 56th International Film Festival of India in November 2025.
The film was theatrically released on 28 August 2025 in Colombia.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 49 critics' reviews are positive. The website's consensus reads: "Anchored by writer-director Simón Mesa Soto's wry detail and Ubeimar Rios' brilliantly uneasy performance, A Poet uses the tortured artist archetype to craft a story that's as darkly funny as it is unexpectedly affecting."