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Directed by | Rodrigo Sepúlveda |
Written by | Guillermo Calderón |
Produced by | Cristian Donoso Rocío Jadue Juan de Dios Larraín Pablo Larraín Alejandro Wise |
Starring | Andrew Bargsted Vivianne Dietz |
Cinematography | Maura Morales Bergmann |
Edited by | Ana Godoy |
Music by | Carlos Cabezas |
Production companies | Fabula Netflix |
Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Chile |
Language | Spanish |
Burning Patience ( Spanish: Ardiente paciencia) is a 2022 Chilean romantic drama film directed by Rodrigo Sepúlveda and written by Guillermo Calderón. [1] It is based on the novel Ardiente paciencia (The Postman) by Antonio Skármeta. [2] It stars Vivianne Dietz and Andrew Bargsted. [3] [4] It is the first Netflix film produced in Chile. [4]
Set in 1969, it tells the story of Mario, a young fisherman who dreams of being a poet. Determined to fulfill his goal, he becomes the postman of the famous writer Pablo Neruda. In this way, nurtured by his mentor, he will fight to become a writer and conquer Beatriz, his great love. [5]
The actors participating in this film are: [3] [6] [7]
On November 7, 2021, Netflix announced that it would produce, together with Fabula, a film based on the novel by Antonio Skármeta Ardiente paciencia. [8] Filming began April 4, 2022 in the town of Isla Negra, on the coast of Chile. [9]
Burning Patience premiered in November 2022 in Mar del Plata, Argentina as part of the Galas section at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival. [10] The film released internationally on December 7, 2022 on Netflix. [11] [12]