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A Poet

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1-2 Special is an independent film distributor, founded in 2025. The company is based in New York.

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, 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. In a performance marked by darkly comic pathos, first-time actor Ubeimar Rios stars in Simón Mesa Soto’s Un Certain Regard Jury Prize-winner A Poet, a raw and riotous farce about how good deeds are often met with the universe’s idea of cruel and unusually poetic punishment.

directed by: Simón Mesa Soto
starring: Ubeimar Rios, Rebeca Andrade, Guillermo Cardona
2025 / 123 min / 1.66:1 / Spanish DTS-HD MA 5.1, 2.0

Additional info:

  • Region A Blu-ray
  • Commentary from Director Simón Mesa Soto
  • Booklet with new writing by film critic Siddhant Adlakha
  • English subtitles

Overall rating: 4.888889 / 5 from 9 reviews.

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Beautifully Bitter and Funny

"A sharp, darkly funny character piece about failure, ego, redemption and the universe having a cruel sense of humor. Ubeimar Rios gives the kind of lead performance that feels lived-in rather than polished, which fits the film perfectly. It has that uncomfortable comic rhythm where you laugh and then immediately feel bad for laughing. The Medellín setting and the literary burnout angle give it a very specific flavor, far from the usual boutique-label comfort zone. Really glad this one got a proper Blu-ray release."

— Danny W. (5/5)

Great

"An aging poet finds purpose mentoring Yurlady, a talented teen, though exposing her to the poetry scene might be unwise. His own poetic pursuits led nowhere, leaving him a stereotypical obscure writer."

— Sebastian V. (5/5)

Very beautiful film and unfairly

"Very beautiful film and unfairly underrated. It should have received more exposure. Very nice Blu-ray release with gorgeous picture quality."

— Nicolas K. (5/5)

Great

"The kind of movie that sticks around afterward."

— Chris T. (5/5)

Excellent

"One of the best films from the past few years arrives on bluray"

— Benjamin R. (5/5)

One of the better films of the last few years

"This is powered by a fantastic lead performance!"

— Charles A. (5/5)

A Poet

"An enjoyable film."

— Gloria W. (4/5)

Good stuff

"Very nice film"

— Maximillian G. (5/5)

Darkly comic

"Much funnier than I expected, and perhaps its portrayed. Wryly funny."

— Kyle G. (5/5)

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