The Impatient Alchemist () is a 2002 SpanishâÂÂArgentine film directed by Patricia Ferreira which adapts the novel ' by Lorenzo Silva. It stars Ingrid Rubio, Roberto EnrÃÂquez and Chete Lera, also featuring Adriana Ozores and Miguel ÃÂngel Solá.
A naked corpse, devoid of any signs of violence, is found tied to a bed in a roadside motel. Sergeant Rubén Bevilacqua (Roberto EnrÃÂquez) of the Central Operational Unit of the Civil Guard (UCO) and his assistant, Virginia Chamorro (ÃÂngrid 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.