Flame and Citron
(2008)
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Flame and Citron
(2008)
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| Thure Lindhardt | ... | ||
| Mads Mikkelsen | ... | ||
| Stine Stengade | ... | ||
| Peter Mygind | ... | ||
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Mille Lehfeldt | ... |
Bodil
(as Mille Hoffmeyer Lehfeldt)
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| Christian Berkel | ... | ||
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Hanns Zischler | ... | |
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Claus Riis Østergaard | ... | |
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Flemming Enevold | ... | |
| Lars Mikkelsen | ... |
Frode 'Ravnen' Jacobsen
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| Jesper Christensen | ... | ||
| Lærke Winther Andersen | ... | ||
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Peter Plaugborg | ... | |
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Martin Hestbæk | ... | |
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Thomas Voss | ... | |
During Nazi occupation, red-headed Bent Faurschou-Hviid ("Flame") and Jørgen Haagen Schmith ("Citron"), assassins in the Danish resistance, take orders from Winther, who's in direct contact with Allied leaders. One shoots, the other drives. Until 1944, they kill only Danes; then Winther gives orders to kill Germans. When a target tells Bent that Winther's using them to settle private scores, doubt sets in, complicated by Bent's relationship with the mysterious Kitty Selmer, who may be a double agent. Also, someone in their circle is a traitor. Can Bent and Jørgen kill an über-target, evade capture, and survive the war? And is this heroism, naiveté, or mere hatred? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
Based on a true story, this twisting tale of two second world war folk heroes of the Danish resistance unfolds with noir-ish intrigue. Atmospherically photographed on a fat budget, the film looks stunning but retains a gritty period realism.
The performances are universally strong and there is a real chemistry between the two central characters; Mads Mikkelsens' quirky Citronen, a twitching, sweaty bundle of amphetamine-fuelled nervous energy and his sole ally, the flame-haired, but relatively cool-headed Flammen (Thure Lindhardt).
This is a war film - but the war we experience here has a dreamlike, claustrophobic quality. This is a world of lies, paranoia and spiralling violence which threatens to erode our heroes moral certainty and destroy their sanity.
A buddy movie with echoes of "Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid" (without the jokes); "Bonnie & Clyde" (but with swastikas). There's even a little "Naked Lunch" thrown into the mix.
The first film I've seen by director Madsen has left me intrigued, impressed and hungry for more. Recommended 8.5/10