The film, directed by Simon Mesa, reached the Coral Award for Best Feature Film and the Coral Award for Best Actor for Ubeimar Rios.

It also won the Don Quixote Award, presented by the International Federation of Film Societies, and the Signis Award, from the World Catholic Association for Communication. In a press conference at Hotel Nacional de Cuba in Havana, Professor Ubeimar Rios, who plays Oscar Restrepo, said it was very interesting to portray the reality of families in certain places, whose stories—though local—resonate internationally because similar situations are experienced in many other locations.

He somehow got identified with the role, because like him, he loves poetry, is a professor, and a failure in literature, he added with a laugh.

“A Poet,” a 2025 co-production between Colombia, Germany, and Sweden, and the longest-running film in Colombian theaters (three months), is a drama that revolves around Oscar Restrepo, whose obsession with poetry has brought him no glory.

Meeting Yurlady, a teenager from a humble background, and helping her cultivate her talent brings some light to his days, but dragging her into the world of poetry might not be the right approach, the synopsis highlights.

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