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.
| Tagline | Heroes will rise, Enemies will fall |
| Release Date: | Mar 25, 2008 |
| Genres: | Drama, History, War |
| Production Company: | Wüste Filmproduktion, Studio Babelsberg, Mainstream, 4½, Nimbus Film, Wüste Film Ost, OC Film, Sirena Film, Duckling, Kameraudlejningen |
| Production Countries: | Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden |
| Casts: | Thure Lindhardt, Mads Mikkelsen, Stine Stengade, Peter Mygind, Mille Lehfeldt, Christian Berkel, Hanns Zischler, Claus Riis Østergaard, Flemming Enevold, Lars Mikkelsen, Jesper Christensen |
| Status: | Released |
| Budget: | $6500000 |
| Revenue: | 10040589 |
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.
