Trailer · Added 11 Feb
Trailer VO 'Un poeta'
'Un Poeta', directed and written by the Colombian Simón Mesa Soto. An intimate and melancholic tragicomedy that reflects on creative failure, artistic vocation.
'[FILM]' is a film directed and written by the Colombian Simón Mesa Soto.
An intimate and melancholic tragicomedy that reflects on creative failure, artistic vocation and the meaning of poetry in a world little inclined to listen to it.
The story follows Óscar Restrepo, an ageing and disillusioned writer whose obsession with literature has never brought him recognition or stability. Mired in precariousness and an erratic life, Óscar represents the reverse of the romantic myth of the artist: a forgotten creator, trapped between frustration, alcohol and the feeling of having arrived too late to everything.
His routine changes when he meets Yurlady, a young woman of humble origin who demonstrates a natural talent for writing.
Convinced of her potential, he decides to become her mentor and introduce her to the world of poetry, seeing in her an opportunity for personal redemption and a way to give meaning to his own trajectory. However, as he guides her, a moral dilemma arises: to help her develop her voice or to warn her of the emotional, economic and social price that dedicating oneself to art may entail.
Filmed with a raw and intimate aesthetic, the film combines humour and sadness to explore the contradictions of artistic life, while also depicting the Colombian social context and the fragility of those who persist in creating despite adversity.
The result is an honest and bittersweet look at vocation, the passage of time and the human need to keep writing (or living) even when the world seems not to be watching.
