The Impatient Alchemist

The Impatient Alchemist
Spanish	El alquimista impaciente
Directed by	Patricia Ferreira
Written by	Patricia Ferreira Enrique Jiménez
Based on	El alquimista impaciente by Lorenzo Silva
Starring	Ingrid Rubio Roberto Enríquez Chete Lera
Music by	Javier Navarrete José Nieto
Production companies	Tornasol Films Continental Cartel Patagonik Film Group
Distributed by	Buena Vista International
Release date	15 May 2002 (2002-05-15) (Spain)
Running time	111 minutes
Countries	Spain Argentina
Language	Spanish

The Impatient Alchemist (Spanish: El alquimista impaciente) is a 2002 Spanish–Argentine film^[1] directed by Patricia Ferreira which adapts the novel El alquimista impaciente [es] by Lorenzo Silva.^[2] It stars Ingrid Rubio, Roberto Enríquez and Chete Lera, also featuring Adriana Ozores and Miguel Ángel Solá.

A naked corpse, devoid of any signs of violence, is found tied to a bed in a roadside motel. Sergeant Rubén Bevilacqua (Roberto Enríquez) of the Central Operational Unit of the Civil Guard (UCO) and his assistant, Virginia Chamorro (Íngrid Rubio), are tasked with investigating the death. They soon discover that the deceased was Trinidad Soler, an ordinary man with a wife and two young children, highly regarded for his work at the nuclear power plant. Was it a natural death due to excess or murder? The case doesn't seem straightforward at all.

It was theatrically released in Spain on 15 May 2002.^[2]

• List of Spanish films of 2002

Citations

Bibliography

• Abril, José María (2002). "El alquimista impaciente, o la cara amable de la guardia civil". Filmhistoria. 12 (3). Universidad de Barcelona.

• El Alquimista impaciente at IMDb
• El Alquimista impaciente at the Metropoliglobal.com^{[permanent dead link]}