8.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Comedy, Drama • 2025 • 123 min
A Poet (2025)
A Poet (2025)
Overview
A Poet is a 2025 Colombian tragicomedy directed by Simón Mesa Soto. An aging poet named Oscar mentors talented teenager Yurlady amid the local poetry scene's absurdities. Starring Ubeimar Rios as Oscar, alongside Rebeca Andrade, Guillermo Cardona, and Alisson Correa. The film premiered in Un Certain Regard at Cannes.
Starring Cast
Rebeca Andrade • Guillermo Cardona • Alisson Correa
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Mixed
Viewer Rating
8.8
Overview
A Poet is a 2025 Colombian tragicomedy directed by Simón Mesa Soto. An aging poet named Oscar mentors talented teenager Yurlady amid the local poetry scene's absurdities. Starring Ubeimar Rios as Oscar, alongside Rebeca Andrade, Guillermo Cardona, and Alisson Correa. The film premiered in Un Certain Regard at Cannes.
Starring Cast
Rebeca Andrade • Guillermo Cardona • Alisson Correa
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
Political: Leans Left
Confidence: High
The film exposes the exploitation of a talented young Black woman from poverty by failed artists and elitist poetry institutions seeking funding through her marginalized identity. This portrayal of systemic class and racial inequities shapes its progressive alignment.
Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High
Authentic casting of Colombian actors provides visible ethnic and gender diversity suited to the regional setting. Narrative subtly explores class inequalities and gender roles in family dynamics without centering explicit critiques of traditional identities.
Secondary
Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: High
The film depicts a strained multigenerational family where an unemployed poet depends on his ailing mother and faces pressure from his sister to take responsibility, while remaining estranged from his daughter. Family bonds persist through obligation and economic hardship without idealizing or subverting traditional roles.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
The film features no LGBTQ+ characters or themes.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
No transsexual characters or themes appear in the film. The narrative focuses on a cisgender male poet's personal failures and relationships, offering no exploration of transgender identity or experiences.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: Medium
A Poet presents original characters in an invented story, with no source material, prior adaptations, or historical figures to enable gender swaps.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
A Poet is an original Colombian film featuring characters in a modern Medellín setting, with no prior source material or historical figures establishing canonical races. All major roles are portrayed by Colombian actors aligning with the story's cultural context, resulting in no race swaps.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.9
8.8
Critic Ratings
10.0
8.5
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