The poet Ibrahim Kadir plays himself in a political drama about his arrest and incarceration in Aceh in the 1960s. Kadir survived the mass murder of suspected communists by the Indonesian government that cost between 500,000 and two million lives.
Unfortunately the movie The Poet is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Editing | Arturo G. P. | Supervising Editor |
| Editing | Rahmat Yepe | Editor |
| Camera | Shamir | Camera Operator |
| Production | Mariza Hamid | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Yuni Kusnadi | Sound Engineer |
| Art | Ujang Supriatna | Construction Coordinator |
| Camera | Paul Kadarisman | Still Photographer |
| Production | Hartawan Triguna | Co-Producer |
| Production | Garin Nugroho | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Henny Soedaryo | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Roesdianto | Property Master |
| Sound | Tony Prabowo | Music Director |
| Directing | Asep Kusdinar | Co-Director |
| Sound | Hartanto | Sound Supervisor |
| Production | Icang S. Tisnamiharja | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Henny Soedaryo | Wardrobe Master |
| Directing | Garin Nugroho | Director |
| Writing | Nana Mulyana | Writer |
| Production | Garin Nugroho | Producer |
| Writing | Garin Nugroho | Writer |
| Camera | Winaldha E. Melalatoa | Director of Photography |
| Art | Tonny Trimarsanto | Art Direction |
| Art | Roedjito | Supervising Art Director |
