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Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+5)
Critics 85Audiences 80GoodWatch 84
Metascore85
Letterboxd · 93 K ratings4.1/5
User score8.1
IMDb7.8
Running time
2 h 3 min
Longer than most comedies, +23 min on the typical 100
typical 100123Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 48 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
+38Released
2025
August 28, 2025
Last year
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
Spanish
Original language
Made in
Colombia
Germany
Sweden
and 2 more64 people
- Ubeimar RiosOscar
- Rebeca AndradeYurlady
- GCGuillermo CardonaEfraín
- Alisson CorreaDaniela
- HRHumberto RestrepoAlonso
- MSMargarita SotoTeresita
- HGHilda Gutíerrez LodoñoDamaris
- EGEmmanuel Garcés BoteroMaicol
- WMWilliam MontoyaCarlos
- AUAdriana UpeguiYolanda
- JCJavier Castaño VeraWilliam
- LALuis Alfonso Ochoa LondoñoArnulfo Vélez
- GBGabriel Buitrago FigueroaJB
- MFMariana Flórez IsazaVerónica
- SCSara Castro ParraKaren
- HZHugo Zapata MontoyaEdilson
- SAShirley ArdilaNatalia
- EBEva BoddezFrida
- IÁIsabella Álvarez QuinteroCarolina
- HGHéctor GonzalézBaldomero
- TGTania Granada ValenciaDoris Rodriguez
- FBFrancisco BetancurPoeta
- JCJairo CarrasquillaPoeta
- DADiego Alejandro TobonJoven Callejero
Directing · 3
- Simón Mesa Soto Director, Writer, Producer
- Santiago León Cuéllar Assistant Director
- Laura Cano Second Assistant Director
Production · 13
- Andrés Calderón Executive Producer
- Roy Azout Executive Producer
- Sara Nanclares Executive Producer
- Héctor Ulloque Executive Producer
- Juan Sarmiento G. Producer, Camera Operator, Director of Photography
- Manuel Ruiz Montealegre Producer
Editing · 2
- Ricardo Saraiva Editor
- Signe Forssell Assistant Editor
Sound · 7
- Matti Bye Original Music Composer
- Trio Ramberget Original Music Composer
- Ted Krotkiewski Sound Designer
- Christian Holm Foley Mixer
- Jonathan Dakers Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Vidar Leimar Foley Artist
Art · 2
- Camila Agudelo Art Direction
- Elizabeth Rendón Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- María Camila Castrillón Makeup Designer
- Juliana Giraldo Calderón Costume Designer
- Susana Valencia Upegui Costume Designer
Visual Effects · 3
- Ulf Lundgren VFX Artist
- Monir Eriksson VFX Artist
- Björn Lundgren VFX Artist
Lighting · 1
- Osnid Cano Gaffer
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