Flame & Citron (2008)
Gunman Flame and his partner Citron assassinate Nazi collaborators for the Danish resistance. Assigned targets by their Allies-connected leader, Aksel Winther, they relish the opportunity to begin targeting the Nazis themselves. When they begin to doubt the validity of their assignments, their morally complicated task becomes even more labyrinthine.
- Ole Christian Madsen
- Pavla Marková
- Linda Daae
- Ole Christian Madsen
- Lars Andersen
Rating: 6.8/10 by 218 users
Alternative Title:
Flammen og Citronen - US
Flame And Citron - US
Tage des Zorns - Im Netz der Verschwörung - DE
Flame and Citron: The Nazi Assassins - GB
Country:
Czech Republic
Denmark
Germany
Norway
Sweden
Language:
Deutsch
Dansk
Runtime: 02 hour 10 minutes
Budget: $6,500,000
Revenue: $10,040,589
Plot Keyword: assassin, copenhagen, denmark, resistance, repayment, traitor, world war ii, moral conflict, double agent, gestapo, dishonesty
Very interesting story! 'Flame & Citron' is a film certainly worthy of your time. It does probably overrun a little with a 130 minute run time and could pick up the pace here and there, though overall this historical drama from 2008 makes for intruiging viewing. It's very well made. I had no knowledge of the real life of those portrayed, so it's good to learn of their World War II involvement; albeit with the usual stretched truth/fictionalization/whatever that films tend to do. The titular characters are played by Thure Lindhardt and Mads Mikkelsen, both give super performances as the former particularly impresses.
