The Detective and Death

The Detective and Death (El detective y la muerte) is a 1994 Spanish thriller film directed by Gonzalo Suárez.

Plot
Loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's "The Story of a Mother", it is set in a fictional European city stirred by racial conflicts (in lieu of the forest from the short story).

Production
Produced by LolaFilms and Ditirambo Films, it was shot in between Llanes and Warsaw.

Release
The film was presented at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 1994. It was theatrically released on 30 September 1994.

Reception
David Rooney of Variety assessed that despite the bizarre meeting between film noir and gruesome fairy tale featuring "commanding perfs and arresting visuals", the helmer "encumbers the lugubrious thriller with pretentious hokum".

Accolades

 * align = "center" | 1994 || 42nd San Sebastián International Film Festival || Silver Shell for Best Actor || Javier Bardem || Won ||
 * align = "center" rowspan = "7" | 1995 || rowspan = "5" | 9th Goya Awards || Best Original Screenplay || Gonzalo Suárez || Nominated || rowspan = "5" |
 * Best Production Supervision || José Luis García Arrojo || Nominated
 * Best Original Score || Suso Saiz || Nominated
 * Best Editing || José Salcedo || Nominated
 * Best Special Effects || Miroslaw Marchwinski || Nominated
 * 45th Fotogramas de Plata || Best Actor || Carmelo Gómez || Won ||
 * 50th CEC Awards || Best Cinematography || Carlos Suárez || Won ||
 * }
 * Best Editing || José Salcedo || Nominated
 * Best Special Effects || Miroslaw Marchwinski || Nominated
 * 45th Fotogramas de Plata || Best Actor || Carmelo Gómez || Won ||
 * 50th CEC Awards || Best Cinematography || Carlos Suárez || Won ||
 * }
 * 50th CEC Awards || Best Cinematography || Carlos Suárez || Won ||
 * }
 * }