11/16/2025 08:00 pm – Atelier im Apollo Kinocenter 
Colombia/Germany/Sweden 2025 123 min Spanish original version with German subtitles
by Simón Mesa Soto
Script: Simón Mesa Soto, DoP: Juan Sarmiento G., Editing: Ricardo Saraiva, Sound: Eloisa Arcila, Ted Krotkiewsk, Producers: Juan Sarmiento G., Manuel Ruiz Montealegre, Simón Mesa Soto, Production: Ocúltimo, Medio de Contención Producciones, Cast: Ubeimar Rios, Rebeca Andrade, Guillermo Cardona, Allison Correa
Colombia/Germany/Sweden 2025 123 min Spanish original version with German subtitles
by Simón Mesa Soto
Script: Simón Mesa Soto, DoP: Juan Sarmiento G., Editing: Ricardo Saraiva, Sound: Eloisa Arcila, Ted Krotkiewsk, Producers: Juan Sarmiento G., Manuel Ruiz Montealegre, Simón Mesa Soto, Production: Ocúltimo, Medio de Contención Producciones, Cast: Ubeimar Rios, Rebeca Andrade, Guillermo Cardona, Allison Correa
Oscar Restrepo’s obsession with poetry has brought him no glory. Aging and erratic, he has succumbed to the cliché of the poet in the shadows. Meeting Yurlady, a teenage girl from humble roots, and helping her cultivate her talent brings some light to his days. But dragging her into the world of poets may not be the way. Colombia is sending the multi-award-winning film into the Oscar race for Best International Film.
“The film, which won the jury prize at the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film festival, is a hilarious fable about trying to lead a creative life and failing miserably at making ends meet. Its tone shifts from absurdist to serious to satirical and back again.” (Variety)
“Simultaneously satisfyingly tragic and hilarious” (ScreenDaily)
Simón Mesa Soto, born in Medellin/Colombia, works as a director, screenwriter and producer. He studied audiovisual communication at the University of Antioquia in Colombia, where he later worked as a lecturer in film editing. He then studied film at the renowned London Film School. His thesis film, LEIDI, was awarded the Palme d’Or at the 2014 Cannes International Film Festival. With A POET, he won the Jury Prize in the “Un Certain Regard” section at Cannes in 2025.
Filmography (selection): 2014 LEIDI, 2016 MADRE (both short films), 2021 AMPARO, 2025 A POET
Awards (selection): Jury Prize in the “Un Certain Regard” section (Cannes International Film Festival, France 2025), CineCoPro Award (Munich Film Festival, Germany 2025)
“The film, which won the jury prize at the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film festival, is a hilarious fable about trying to lead a creative life and failing miserably at making ends meet. Its tone shifts from absurdist to serious to satirical and back again.” (Variety)
“Simultaneously satisfyingly tragic and hilarious” (ScreenDaily)
Simón Mesa Soto, born in Medellin/Colombia, works as a director, screenwriter and producer. He studied audiovisual communication at the University of Antioquia in Colombia, where he later worked as a lecturer in film editing. He then studied film at the renowned London Film School. His thesis film, LEIDI, was awarded the Palme d’Or at the 2014 Cannes International Film Festival. With A POET, he won the Jury Prize in the “Un Certain Regard” section at Cannes in 2025.
Filmography (selection): 2014 LEIDI, 2016 MADRE (both short films), 2021 AMPARO, 2025 A POET
Awards (selection): Jury Prize in the “Un Certain Regard” section (Cannes International Film Festival, France 2025), CineCoPro Award (Munich Film Festival, Germany 2025)
Contact
JIP Film & Verleih
Jutta Feit
jutta@jip-film.de
www.jip-film.de
