The Detective and Death[1] (Spanish: El detective y la muerte) is a 1994 Spanish thriller film directed by Gonzalo Suárez.

[2][3] 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).

[4][5] Produced by LolaFilms and Ditirambo Films,[7] it was shot in between Llanes and Warsaw.

[8] 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".

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