A Poet
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.
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Cast
64 people
Ubeimar Rios
Oscar
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Rebeca Andrade
Yurlady
Guillermo Cardona
Efraín
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Alisson Correa
Daniela
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Humberto Restrepo
Alonso
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Margarita Soto
Teresita
Hilda Gutíerrez Lodoño
Damaris
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Emmanuel Garcés Botero
Maicol
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William Montoya
Carlos
Adriana Upegui
Yolanda
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Javier Castaño Vera
William
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Luis Alfonso Ochoa Londoño
Arnulfo Vélez
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Simón Mesa Soto Director · Matti Bye Composer Trio Ramberget Composer
Worldwide gross $1.5M · United States release January 30, 2026 · Produced in Colombia, Germany, Sweden
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,494,641
Production
Ocúltimo
Production
Medio de Contención Producciones
Production
ma.ja.de. Fiction
Production
Momento Film
Production
Film i Väst
Production
Das kleine Fernsehspiel
Production
ZDF/Arte
Production
Dago García Producciones
Production
Caracol Televisión
Production
Colombia · Germany · Sweden
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Languages
Original title
Un poeta
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
France · May 19, 2025
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Colombia · August 28, 2025
Theatrical
United States · January 30, 2026
Theatrical
United States · March 24, 2026
Digital
United States
September 29, 2025 · Premiere · AFI Latin American Film Festival
October 12, 2025 · Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival
October 16, 2025 · Premiere · New Hampshire Film Festival / Orcas Island Film Festival
October 18, 2025 · Premiere · Philadelphia Film Festival / Montclair Film Festival / Chicago International Film Festival
October 19, 2025 · Premiere · Vermont International Film Festival
October 24, 2025 · Premiere · AFI Fest
October 31, 2025 · Premiere · Denver Film Festival
November 15, 2025 · Premiere · Ojai Playhouse Film Festival
January 8, 2026 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
August 7, 2026 · Digital · MUBI
Argentina
April 24, 2026 · Digital · HBO Max
Australia
August 20, 2025 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Austria
October 17, 2025 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
April 30, 2026 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 5, 2025 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Canada
September 9, 2025 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
February 6, 2026 · Theatrical
Chile
November 24, 2025 · Premiere · Viña Del Mar Film Festival
April 24, 2026 · Digital · HBO Max
China
November 8, 2025 · Premiere · China Golden Rooster&Hundred Flowers Film Festival
Colombia
April 24, 2026 · Digital · HBO Max
Cuba
December 8, 2025 · Premiere · Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano
Czechia
September 17, 2026 · Theatrical
Estonia
November 7, 2025 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
December 19, 2025 · Theatrical
France
October 29, 2025 · Theatrical
Germany
July 1, 2025 · Premiere · Munich International Film Festival
March 12, 2026 · Theatrical
Greece
May 28, 2026 · Theatrical
Indonesia
October 1, 2025 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema
October 31, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Special Screening
Italy
March 26, 2026 · Theatrical
Latvia
January 19, 2026 · Premiere · Lācis Lauva un Zars Festival
Lithuania
January 9, 2026 · Theatrical
May 14, 2026 · Digital · ŽMONĖS Cinema
Mexico
April 24, 2026 · Digital · HBO Max
Morocco
November 30, 2025 · Premiere · Marrakech International Film Festival
Netherlands
October 21, 2026 · Premiere · 013 International Film Festival
New Zealand
August 1, 2025 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Norway
January 23, 2026 · Premiere · Tromsø International Film Festival
Peru
November 27, 2025 · Limited theatrical
Poland
July 19, 2025 · Premiere · New Horizons International Film Festival
Portugal
June 10, 2026 · Theatrical
Puerto Rico
March 26, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Fine Arts
Romania
October 1, 2026 · Digital · HBO Max
October 2, 2026 · TV · Cinemax 2 HD
Singapore
September 24, 2026 · Limited theatrical
South Korea
May 4, 2026 · Premiere · Jeonju International Film Festival
Spain
September 21, 2025 · Premiere · San Sebastián International Film Festival
March 22, 2026 · Premiere · Marere Film Festival
April 17, 2026 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 25, 2026 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
April 10, 2026 · Theatrical
Taiwan
November 8, 2025 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Thailand
October 8, 2025 · Premiere · Bangkok International Film Festival
Türkiye
November 21, 2025 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 8, 2026 · Premiere · Leeds International Film Festival
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