---
title: 'Poet (2021)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Darezhan Omirbaev'
released: '2021-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Kazakhstan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/poet-2021'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13454112/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Poet (2021)

2021 · 105 min · Drama · Kazakhstan

Original title: Ақын

## Synopsis

Poet is a 2021 Kazakhstani drama film written and directed by Darezhan Omirbaev. Based on The Author’s Evening by Hermann Hesse, the film depicts story of Didar, a poet chained to his day job in a small newspaper. While reading about a 19th century famous Kazakh poet, Makhambet Otemisuly, who was executed by the authorities, he feels deeply shaken, realizing how difficult and fragile is the life of a poet. It had its world premiere at the 34th Tokyo International Film Festival on 31 October 2021, where it won best director award.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Darezhan Omirbaev](https://cinepixo.com/people/darezhan-omirbaev)
- **Screenplay:** [Darezhan Omirbaev](https://cinepixo.com/people/darezhan-omirbaev)

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Official site: https://alfamafilms.com/film/poet
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/poet-2021
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