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Inspector Sun and the Curse of the Black Widow (Spanish: Inspector Sun y la maldición de la viuda negra) is a 2022 Spanish animated mystery thriller film directed by Julio Soto Gúrpide and based on an original screenplay by Rocco Pucillo.
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| Spanish | Inspector Sun y la maldición de la viuda negra |
| Directed by | Julio Soto Gúrpide |
| Screenplay by | Rocco Pucillo |
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| Edited by | Zayra Muñoz Dominguez |
| Music by | Fernando Velázquez |
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| Distributed by | Tripictures |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
| Box office | $2.2 million |
A noirish fiction set in a seaplane from Shanghai to San Francisco in 1934, the plot follows anthropomorphic spider Inspector Sun in a mission against his foe, the Red Locust, with the mystery vis-à-vis the death of Dr. Spindelthorp as a backdrop.[1][2]
The script by Rocco Pucillo won the 2013 Samuel Goldwyn Writing Award.[2] The film is a The Thinklab Media and Gordon Box production, in association with 3Doubles Producciones, the participation of RTVE, support from ICAA, funding from ICO and Navarre's Sodena and collaboration from Epic Games.[3] Ronny Chieng voiced Sun in the English version.[3] Fernando Velázquez scored the film.[4]
Kapers Animation handled worldwide sales.[5] Distributed by Tripictures, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 28 December 2022.[3][6] It was released in the United States on 27 October 2023.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 81% of 26 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.3/10. The website's consensus reads: "A formally refreshing homage to Agatha Christie, Inspector Sun serves as a reasonably diverting and suitably light whodunit for the younger set."[7] Juan Pando of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, highlighting the character of Sun's aide.[6]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2023 | 78th CEC Medals | Best Animated Film | Nominated | [8] | |
| 37th Goya Awards | Best Animated Film | Nominated | [9] | ||
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