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Flammen & Citronen (2008)
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Overview
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Release Date:
28 March 2008 (Denmark) morePlot:
A drama centered on two fighters in the Holger Danske World War II resistance group. | add synopsisAwards:
9 wins & 15 nominations moreUser Comments:
Powerful, Intense & Disorienting moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Thure Lindhardt | ... | Flammen | |
| Mads Mikkelsen | ... | Citronen | |
| Stine Stengade | ... | Ketty Selmer | |
| Peter Mygind | ... | Aksel Winther | |
| Mille Lehfeldt | ... | Bodil (as Mille Hoffmeyer Lehfeldt) | |
| Christian Berkel | ... | Hoffmann - Gestapo leader | |
| Hanns Zischler | ... | Gilbert - German colonel | |
| Claus Riis Østergaard | ... | Bananen | |
| Flemming Enevold | ... | Spex | |
| Lars Mikkelsen | ... | Frode Jacobsen aka Ravnen | |
| Jesper Christensen | ... | Flammens Far | |
| Lærke Winther Andersen | ... | Cap | |
| Peter Plaugborg | ... | Lillebjørn | |
| Martin Hestbæk | ... | Storebjørn | |
| Thomas Voss | ... | Teddy |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Flame and Citron (UK) (USA)Flame & Citron (International: English title)
Flammen og citronen (Denmark) (alternative spelling)
Plamen a Citron (Czech Republic)
Tage des Zorns (Germany)
The Flame and the Lemon (USA) (literal English title)
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
130 minColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalFun Stuff
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Almost every time we see a cigarette being lit on-screen, it is lit by The Flame. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Citron, his wife and daughter are in the car on the beach, there are no wheel trails in the sand. moreFAQ
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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