Burning Patience

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]

Ardiente paciencia
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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	Fábula Netflix
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	December 7, 2022 (2022-12-07)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Chile
Language	Spanish

Synopsis

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]

Cast

The actors participating in this film are:^[3][6][7]

• Andrew Bargsted [es] as Mario
• Vivianne Dietz [es] as Beatriz
• Claudio Arredondo as Pablo Neruda
• Paola Giannini [es] as Elba
• Amalia Kassai as Clarita
• Rodolfo Pulgar as Cosme
• Pablo Mecaya as Jorge
• Trinidad Gonzáles as Elvira
• Giordano Rossi as Julio

Production

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]

Release

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]