A Poet, a tragicomedy about a washed-up writer in Medellin, is carrying Colombian cinema to the Oscars and Goyas after winning a top prize at Cannes.
COLOMBIA · CULTURE
Key Facts
—The film: A Poet, a Colombian tragicomedy directed by Simon Mesa Soto, set in Medellin.
—The breakthrough: It won the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival.
—The campaign: Colombia chose it as the country’s entry for the Oscars and the Goyas.
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