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El detective y la muerte
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Wikipedia article
'El detective y la muerte' is a 1994 Spanish thriller film directed by Gonzalo Surez.
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).
Cast
Production
Produced by LolaFilms and Ditirambo Films, it was shot in between Llanes and Warsaw.
Release
The film was presented at the San Sebastin International Film Festival in September 1994. It was theatrically released on 30 September 1994.
Accolades
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| align = "center" | 1994 || San Sebastin International Film Festival || Silver Shell for Best Actor || Javier Bardem || ||
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| align = "center" rowspan = "7" | 1995 || rowspan = "5" | 9th Goya Awards || Best Original Screenplay || Gonzalo Surez || || rowspan = "5" |
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| Best Production Supervision || Jos Luis Garca Arrojo ||
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| Best Original Score || Suso Saiz ||
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| Best Editing || Jos Salcedo ||
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| Best Special Effects || Miroslaw Marchwinski ||
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| 45th Fotogramas de Plata || Best Actor || Carmelo Gmez || ||
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| 50th CEC Awards || Best Cinematography || Carlos Surez || ||
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See also
* List of Spanish films of 1994
References
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