Flame and Citron (2008) Flammen & Citronen (original title)

Director:

Ole Christian Madsen

Writers:

Lars Andersen
Ole Christian Madsen (writer)

Release Date:

28 March 2008 (Denmark)

Genre:

Drama | History | Thriller | War

Plot:

A drama centered on two fighters in the Holger Danske World War II resistance group.

Plot Keywords:

Resistance | Nazi | Traitor | Danish | Double Agent

Awards:

9 wins & 15 nominations

Cast

Thure Lindhardt	...	Flammen
Mads Mikkelsen	...	Citronen
Stine Stengade	...	Ketty Selmer
Peter Mygind	...	Aksel Winther
Mille Lehfeldt	...	Bodil (as Mille Hoffmeyer Lehfeldt)
Christian Berkel	...	Hoffmann
Hanns Zischler	...	Gilbert
Claus Riis Østergaard	...	Bananen
Flemming Enevold	...	Spex
Lars Mikkelsen	...	Frode 'Ravnen' Jacobsen
Jesper Christensen	...	Flammens Far
Lærke Winther Andersen	...	Cap
Peter Plaugborg	...	Lillebjørn
Martin Hestbæk	...	Storebjørn
Thomas Voss	...	Teddy
Martin Greis	...	Heinrich
René Hansen	...	Carl (as Rene Benjamin Hansen)
Jeppe Vig Find	...	Bob (as Jeppe Find)
Jesper Aron Kaplan	...	Skolelæreren (as Jesper Kaplan)
Rasmus Bjerg	...	Smalle
Jaques Lauritsen	...	Vinhandler (as Jacque Lauritsen)
Charlote Rathnow	...	Lis Bomhoff (as Charlotte Rathnov)
Henrik Jandorf	...	Helmer Bomhoff
Rasmus Botoft	...	Købmand
Mads M. Nielsen	...	Bodil's Nye Mand (as Mads Møllegaard Nielsen)
Malene Schwartz	...	Gilbert's Kone
Martin Hall	...	Østergaard Petersen
Karel Dobrý	...	Seibold
Hans Henrik Clemensen	...	Redaktør Gaust
Tina Robinsson Simonsen	...	Fru Lorentzen (as Tina Robinson Simonsen)
Jan Zuska	...	Hr. Lorentzen
Mai Holm Laureng	...	Anne
Marie Christensen-Dalsgaard	...	Sygeplejerske
Klaus Tange	...	Schalburg Sergent
Martin Vasques	...	Tysk Officer (as Martin Vasquez)
Robert Reinhold	...	Politimand
Caspar Phillipson	...	Schalburg Soldat Med Briller
Roman Horn	...	Politmand
Benjamin Boe Rasmussen	...	Ambulancechef
Thomas Bendixen	...	Gestapochef
Oliver Hvidtfeldt	...	Såret Dreng I Bil
Tinus Løvento	...	Far Til Drengen
Nikola Navrátil	...	Ung Officer
Per Löwberg	...	Tjener
Simona Vcalová	...	Vinhandlerens Kone
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Finn Bergh	...	(uncredited)
David Bjergsø	...	Schalburg Soldier (uncredited)
Henrik Jørgensen	...	Civil Danish Policeman (uncredited)
Mads Lodberg	...	Bodyguard (uncredited)

Directed by
Ole Christian Madsen

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Lars Andersen		(as Lars K. Andersen)
Ole Christian Madsen		writer

Produced by
Bo Ehrhardt	....	executive producer
Christoph Fisser	....	co-producer
Birgitte Hald	....	executive producer
Kristina Hejduková	....	co-producer (as Kristina Hejdukova)
Morten Kaufmann	....	executive producer
Kristina Kornum	....	line producer
Pavel Muller	....	line producer: Tjekkiet
Arno Neubauer	....	line producer: Tyskland
Lars Bredo Rahbek	....	producer
Jørgen Ramskov	....	executive producer
Stefan Schubert	....	co-producer
Ralph Schwingel	....	co-producer
David B. Sørensen	....	additional assistant producer: Udvikling
Bjoern Vosgerau	....	assistant co-producer: Tyskland (as Björn Vosgerau)
Charlie Woebcken	....	co-producer (as Dr. Carl L. Woebcken)
Sonja B. Zimmer	....	production executive: Tyskland, Studio Babelsberg

Original Music by
Karsten Fundal

Cinematography by
Jørgen Johansson

Film Editing by
Søren B. Ebbe

Casting by
Rie Hedegaard

Production Design by
Jette Lehmann

Art Direction by
Søren Schwartzberg

Costume Design by
Manon Rasmussen

Makeup Department
Jens Bartram	....	makeup artist
Magda Berankova	....	makeup assistant: Tjekkiet
Denise Braun	....	extra makeup artist: Tyskland
Ivana Chlostova	....	makeup artist: Tjekkiet (as Ivana Chlostová)
Thomas Foldberg	....	special makeup effects artist: Soda Aps
Sarka Hanzalova	....	makeup assistant: Tjekkiet (as Sarka Hanzlova)
Mai-Britt Haurholm	....	additional makeup artist: Danmark
Morten Jacobsen	....	special makeup effects artist: Soda Aps
Dana Kohoutova	....	makeup assistant: Tjekkiet
Alena Mareckova	....	makeup assistant: Tjekkiet
Annett Schulze	....	extra makeup artist: Tyskland
Sabine Schumann	....	makeup artist
Bjørg Serup	....	additional makeup artist: Danmark
Bobo Sobotka	....	makeup artist: Tjekkiet
Gabriele Trutz	....	extra makeup artist: Tyskland
Sylvia Wittenborn	....	extra makeup artist: Tyskland

Production Management
Lina Bach Christensen	....	production manager: Danmark
Charlotte Buch	....	post-production manager
Solveig Jork	....	unit manager
Ulla Bay Kronenberger	....	assistant unit manager
Arno Neubauer	....	production manager
Nicole Neumann	....	post-production manager: Würste Film
Karen Nørøxe	....	assistant production manager: Danmark
Christian Vennefrohne	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tobias Asam	....	second assistant director: Germany
Tanja Däberitz	....	first assistant director: Germany
Joakim Höglund	....	first assistant director
Vlastimil Kaderabek	....	second assistant director: Tjekkiet
Jirí Kolárský	....	second assistant director: Tjekkiet (as Jiri Kolarsky)
Bjørn Kopp	....	first assistant director: Danmark
Michaela Strnadova	....	first assistant director: Tjekkiet

Art Department
Radek Balaz	....	stand-by props: Tjekkiet
Simon Bang	....	storyboard artist
Jana Buriankova	....	set designer: Tjekkiet
Tomas Cerny	....	set decorator: Tjekkiet,
Adam David	....	stand-by set decorator: Tjekkiet,
Daniel Dvorsky	....	props: Tjekkiet
Nanna Due Friborg	....	production designer assistant
Tom Hecker	....	storyboard artist
Frantisek Huml	....	props: Tjekkiet
Petr Hupak	....	props runner: Tjekkiet
Helko Klünder	....	carpenter
Lenka Kourilova	....	property master: Tjekkiet
Martin Kurel	....	art director: Tjekkiet
Julia König	....	set dresser: Tyskland
Jens Löckmann	....	art director: Tyskland
Anja Müller	....	art director: Tyskland
Peter Naguib	....	stand-by set dresser: Tyskland
Robert Podolsky	....	props: Tjekkiet
Marco Pressler	....	construction manager
Harry Rischmüller	....	property master: Tyskland
Stefan Rohde	....	set dresser: Tyskland
Daniel Ryll	....	props runner: Tjekkiet
M. Wan Sputnick	....	property master: Danmark (as Sputnick)
Jaroslav Stary	....	props: Tjekkiet
Jirí Trier	....	props: Tjekkiet
Jon Truelsen	....	property master
Michal Turner	....	stand-by set decorator: Tjekkiet,
Annelie Wheeler	....	prop assistant

Sound Department
Andreas Drost	....	dubbing recordist
Håkon Garpestad	....	boom operator
Anne Jensen	....	dialogue editor
Hans Møller	....	sound designer
Julien Naudin	....	foley artist
Eddie Simonsen	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Michael Apling	....	special effects production coordinator: Tyskland, SFX Department Berlin (as Mikel Apling)
Marek Bocek	....	special effects: Tjekkiet, Flash Barrandov Special Effects
Karl-Heinz Boching	....	special effects floor supervisor: Tyskland, SFX Department Berlin
Vojtèch Chvátil	....	special effects technician: Tjekkiet, Flash Barrandov Special Effects (as Vojtech Chvatil)
Søren Skov Haraldsted	....	special effects assistant: Danmark
Jürgen Heitzer	....	special effects electrician: Tyskland (as Jürgen 'Leela' Heitzer)
Lars Hintze	....	special effects technician: Tyskland, SFX Department Berlin
Hummer Høimark	....	special effects coordinator
Christian Kitter	....	special effects senior technician
Ronny Klost	....	special effects technician: Tyskland, SFX Department Berlin
Lars Kolding Andersen	....	special effects assistant: Danmark
Frantisek Mesícek	....	special effects: Tjekkiet, Flash Barrandov Special Effects (as Frantizek Mesicak)
Jacub Nierostek	....	special effects technician: Tjekkiet, Flash Barrandov Special Effects (as Jakub Nierostek)
Claus Nørgaard	....	special effects technician: Danmark
Stanislav Smeral	....	special effects technician: Tjekkiet, Flash Barrandov Special Effects
Petr Vecernik	....	special effects coordinator: Tjekkiet, Flash Barrandov Special Effects
Jakub Vojacek	....	special effects: Tjekkiet, Flash Barrandov Special Effects
Bernd Wildau	....	special effects floor supervisor: Tyskland, SFX Department Berlin
Olaf Will	....	special effects senior technician: Tyskland, SFX Department Berlin
Adolf Wojtinek	....	special effects supervisor: Tyskland, SFX Department Berlin

Visual Effects by
Nastuh Abootalebi	....	matte painter: Duckling
Sofie Friis Borup	....	compositor: Duckling
Jonas Drehn	....	visual effects supervisor: Duckling
Kim Fersling	....	3d artist: Duckling
Uffe Hanghøj	....	greenscreen and lys: Duckling
Mikkel Hansen	....	lead compositor: Duckling
Emma Lidé	....	compositor: Duckling (as Emma Lide)
Rasmus Lindén	....	visual effects pipeline: Duckling
Steen Lindén	....	visual effects pipeline: Duckling
Sam Loxton	....	compositor: Duckling
Martin Madsen	....	compositor: Duckling
Benjamin Magnussen	....	3d artist: Duckling
Per Mørk-Jensen	....	lead compositor: Duckling
Christian Nielsen	....	3d artist: Duckling
Claus Nicholas Nielsen	....	matte painter: Duckling
Cristian Irinel Predut	....	compositor: Duckling
Peter Szewczyk	....	3d artist: Duckling
Dominik Trimborn	....	visual effects producer: Duckling
Jan Tvilling	....	compositor: Duckling
Pingo van der Brinkloev	....	matte painter: Duckling
Peter Hartwig	....	cg supervisor: Duckling (uncredited)

Stunts
Klaus Hjuler	....	stunts: Danmark
Deni Jordan	....	stunt coordinator
Ladislav Lahoda	....	stunt consultant: Tjekkiet, , Filmka
David Owe	....	stunts: Danmark
Søren Rytter	....	stunts: Danmark
Kim Sørensen	....	stunts: Danmark

Camera and Electrical Department
Erik Aavatsmark	....	still photographer: Danmark
Christian Almesberger	....	camera operator: "b" camera, Tyskland
Tomas Arnold	....	assistant electrician: Tjekkiet
Martin Bartels	....	video assist: Tyskland
Morten Boserup	....	additional electrician: Danmark
Kasper Loft Bülow	....	additional clapper loader: Danmark
Radek Cerny	....	assistant electrician: Tjekkiet
Thomas Ditzel	....	electrician: Danmark
Radek Faltejsek	....	assistant electrician: Tjekkiet
Sonny Christian Fels	....	electrician: Tyskland (as Sonny Fels)
Torben Forsberg	....	additional camera operator: "b" camera, Danmark
Kristian Graven	....	video assist: Danmark
Tilmann Hautsch	....	electrician assistant: Tyskland
Bohumil Havlicek	....	electrician: Tjekkiet
Richard Havlicek	....	key grip: Tjekkiet
Götz Holborn	....	electrician assistant: Tyskland
Tomás Hruska	....	camera operator: "b" camera, Tjekkiet (as Tomas Hruska)
Alzbeta Jungrová	....	still photographer: Tjekkiet (as Alzbeta Jungrova)
Britta Krehl	....	still photographer: Tyskland
Mikael Kort Kristensen	....	key grip: Danmark
Andreas Krohn	....	clapper loader: Danmark (as Andreas Clemens Krohn)
Asger Lindgaard	....	camera operator: behind-the-scenes footage
Josef Lopez	....	additional electrician: Danmark
Slavomir Mikovec	....	chief electrician: Tjekkiet
Jacob Møller	....	electrician assistant: Danmark
Jirka Pospisil	....	grip: Tjekkiet (as Jiri Pospisil)
John Frimann Rasmussen	....	camera operator: "b" camera, Danmark
Mathias Rasmussen	....	additional electrician: Danmark (as Mathias Asger Rasmussen)
Ingrid Roemer	....	electrician assistant: Tyskland
Alexander Sachariew	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, Tyskland
Stefan Scheuring	....	grip assistant: Tyskland
Stepan Svoboda	....	clapper loader: Tjekkiet
Michael Sørensen	....	chief lighting technician
Michal Tomasek	....	video assist: Tjekkiet
Volker Vahl	....	key grip: Tyskland (as Volker 'Vanta' Vahl)
Frantisek Wirth	....	clapper loader: Tjekkiet

Casting Department
Amela Abadzic	....	casting assistant: Tjekkiet, Cinejessy
Marcel Dykiert	....	extras casting
Jessica Horáthová	....	casting: Tjekkiet, Cinejessy (as Jessica Horvathova)
Iris Müller	....	casting: Tyskland

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Zuzana Brozová	....	costume assistant: Tjekkiet (as Zuzana Brozova)
Anna Cimburova	....	costume designer assistant: Tjekkiet
Melanie Dittberner	....	costume assistant: Tyskland
Anne-Dorthe Eskildsen	....	additional costumer: Danmark
Jitka Fomínová	....	costume designer assistant: Tjekkiet (as Jitka Fominova)
Nora Kühnel Bates	....	costumer: Tyskland (as Nora Kühnet-Bates)
Anja Lafin	....	costume assistant: Tyskland
Petra Langer	....	costume assistant: Tyskland
Vera Linhartova	....	costume assistant: Tjekkiet
Marketa Prochazkova	....	costumer: Tjekkiet
Margrethe Rasmussen	....	costumer: Danmark
Rikke Simonsen	....	costumer: Danmark
Lena Tajerova	....	costume assistant: Tjekkiet

Editorial Department
Kenneth Laugaard Andersen	....	assistant editor
Daniel Borgman	....	conformer
Willy Delgado	....	scanning operator: ARRI Film & TV München
Christian Herrmann	....	project coordinator: lab, ARRI Film & TV München
Troels Kampmann Kay	....	assistant editor
Kathi Klippe	....	film recording operator: ARRI Film & TV München
Silvia Kubisch	....	colorist: rushes
Christian Littmann	....	lab line producer: ARRI Film & TV München
Katharina Lobsien	....	laboratory project coordinator: Arri Schwartzfilm Berlin
Florian Martin	....	colorist (as Florian 'Utsi' Martin)
Søren Green Nielsen	....	post-production coordinator
Mary Ann Otemann	....	lab colorist: ARRI Film & TV München (as Mary-Ann Oteman)
Mandy Rahn	....	laboratory production manager: Arri Schwartzfilm Berlin
Angie Reichenberger	....	project coordinator: lab, ARRI Film & TV München (as Angela Reichenberger)
Josef Reidinger	....	head of feature and tv drama: ARRI Film & TV München
Sascha Stiller	....	film recording operator: ARRI Film & TV München
Carsten Søsted	....	additional editor
Emil Tralov	....	assistant editor

Transportation Department
Milan Hampl	....	driver: Tjekkiet
Miroslav Holy	....	driver: Tjekkiet
Milan Jindrak	....	driver: Tjekkiet
Milan Madar	....	driver: Tjekkiet
Birk Mueller	....	driver: Tyskland (as Birk Müller)
Stanislav Pluskal	....	driver: Tjekkiet,
Pavel Pola	....	driver: Tjekkiet
Mirko Reichwald	....	driver: Tyskland
Steffen Schuchardt	....	driver: Tyskland
Jaroslav Thun	....	driver: Tjekkiet
Roman Zavadil	....	driver: Tjekkiet

Other crew
Radek Albrecht	....	location assistant: Tjekkiet
Kenneth Berg	....	location scout: Danmark
Henrik Berthelsen	....	location manager: Danmark, Filmloc V
Henrik Berthelsen	....	location scout: Danmark
Jaroslav Cervinka	....	location assistant: Tjekkiet
Linda Daae	....	script supervisor
René Due	....	personal coach: Thure Lindhardt (as Rene Due)
Gabriela Erbenová	....	head accountant: Tjekkiet (as Gabriela Erbenova)
Roberto Geroldi	....	production secretary
Dewi Grobecker	....	production accountant
Christoffer Harding	....	location scout: Danmark
Martin Kildegaard Hem	....	location scout: Danmark
Maria Hoffmann	....	set runner: Tyskland
Mads Holde	....	production coordinator
Gabriela Horakova	....	location assistant: Tjekkiet
Michael Höhne	....	expert advisor
Christof Jork	....	extra location manager: Tyskland
Uwe Kolbe	....	legal & business affairs
Milos Lochman	....	location scout: Tjekkiet
Ulla Boy Lührssen	....	runner: Tyskland
Pavla Marková	....	script supervisor: Tjekkiet (as Pavla Markova)
Dusan Matic	....	extras coordinator
Meike Matthies	....	production assistant: Tyskland
Søren Green Nielsen	....	funding coordinator
Artur Niemczuk	....	runner: Tyskland
Jens Næsland	....	extras coordinator
Regine Otto	....	production coordinator: Tyskland
Anja Padge	....	production assistant: Tyskland
Eduard Raban	....	caterer: Tjekkiet, Catering Eda
Mandy Rahn	....	laboratory production manager: Arri Schwartzfilm Berlin
Carola Richter	....	location scout
Carola Richter	....	location scout: Tyskland
Volker Sattel	....	location scout: Tyskland
Jordan Savel	....	marketing manager
Hynek Svoboda	....	location scout: Tjekkiet
Lukas Trantina	....	production runner: Tjekkiet
Lukas Trantina	....	runner
Martin Trunec	....	production coordinator: Tjekkiet
Marei Wenzel	....	location scout: Tyskland
Daniel William	....	runner: Danmark
Honza Zuska	....	location manager: Tjekkiet

Production Companies

• Nimbus Film Productions (presents)
• Wüste Filmproduktion (presents)
• Wüste Film Ost (presents)
• Studio Babelsberg (presents)
• OC Film (in co-production with)
• Sirena Film (in co-production with)
• Duckling A/S (in co-production with)
• Mainstream (in co-production with)
• Kameraudlejningen (in co-production with)
• 4½ (in co-production with)
• Det Danske Filminstitut (with the support of)
• Fonds Eurimages du Conseil de l'Europe (with the support of)
• Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (with the support of)
• Deutsche Filmförderfonds (DFFF) (with the support of)
• Nordic Film och TV Fund (with the support of)
• Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein (with the support of)
• TV2 Danmark (in co-operation with)
• Sandrew Metronome Denmark (in co-operation with)
• Match Factory, The (in co-operation with)
• Canal+ (in co-operation with)
• TV2 Norge (in co-operation with)
• Sveriges Television (SVT) (in co-operation with)
• NFP Marketing & Distribution (in co-operation with)
• YLE (in co-operation with)
• Substanz Film (in co-operation with)

Distributors

• Alcine Terran (2009) (Japan) (theatrical) (as Alciné Térran)
• IFC Films (2009) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Metrodome Distribution (2009) (UK) (theatrical)
• Mirada Distribution (2010) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Mongrel Media (2009) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Alta Classics (2008) (Spain) (all media)
• AmaFilms (2008) (Greece) (all media)
• Film1 (2013) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Filmfolket (2008) (Denmark) (all media)
• Filmfreak Distributie (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• MPI Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Metrodome Video Ltd. (2009) (UK) (DVD)
• Mongrel Media (2009) (Canada) (DVD)
• NFP Marketing & Distribution (2008) (Germany) (all media)
• Rialto Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (all media)
• Rialto Entertainment (2008) (New Zealand) (all media)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2009) (Finland) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (2010) (2012) (Finland) (TV)

Special Effects

• Soda Aps (special makeup effects)
• Flash Barrandov Spcial Effects (special effects: Tjekkiet)
• SFX Department Berlin Special Effects (special effects: Tyskland) (as SFX Department Berlin)
• Duckling A/S (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Anarkisten  catering: Danmark
• Buff Connection  stunts: Tyskland
• Cine Jessy  casting: Tjekkiet (as Cinejessy)
• Det Danske Filminstitut  funding
• Deutsche Filmförderfonds (DFFF)  funding
• Duckling A/S  color grading
• E.D.A. Catering  catering: Tjekkiet (as Catering EDA)
• Eurimages  funding
• Filmförderung Hamburg  funding
• Filmka  stunt consulting: Tjekkiet,
• Il Boun Gusto  catering: Danmark
• Mama Filmcatering  catering: Tyskland
• Match Factory, The  sales
• Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg  funding
• Nimbus Film Productions  funding
• Nordisk Film- & TV-Fond  funding
• Produksjon 4 1/2  funding
• Sirena Film  production services: Tjekkiet
• Sonnes Køkken  catering: Danmark
• Studio Babelsberg  funding
• TV2 Danmark  funding
• UPS  catering: Danmark
• Wüste Filmproduktion  funding

Also Known As:

"Flammen & Citronen" - Denmark (original title)
"Flame & Citron" - International (English title)

Runtime:

130 min | Sweden:45 min (3 part TV-miniseries)

Country:

Denmark | Germany | Norway | France | Sweden | Finland | Czech Republic

Language:

Danish | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Norway:15 | Ireland:15A | Portugal:M/16 (Qualidade) | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:16 | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Australia:MA | Japan:PG12 | USA:Unrated | Germany:12 (f) | Denmark:15

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company:

Nimbus Film Productions

Trivia:

The movie is named from the nicknames of the two main characters. Flame refers to the colour of Bent Faurschou-Hviid's red hair, after an attempt to dye it blond. Citron (Danish for lemon) got the name because, while working at the Citroën-factories in Copenhagen, he sabotaged German cars and trucks.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Hoffman's drivers are held down at gunpoint in the rain, you can see that the street is dry several yards behind the action and sunshine in on the background buildings. Obvious use of overhead sprinklers.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Vild med dans: Vals og cha-cha-cha, del 2 (#8.2)" (2011)

The making of brutal Danish heroes, one death at a time, lovingly filmed...

Flame and Citron (2008)

An intensely intense film. It has great intentions, and the protagonists go around shooting Danish Nazi types in the head, which was probably a pretty good things to do during the war, at least in movie terms. It's gritty and moody, it has tension and good music and great dramatic filming (the light and the camera-work are both very clean and yet provocative).

But this cinematic prowess gets in the way of the movie a little, and the plot is slow enough that you begin to watch the surfaces of things as you go. In fact, some of the scenes (eating around large tables, meeting in broad, gloomy, almost beautiful basements) are just too pretty to support the ugly events at hand. Or so it seems. It's a vivid film, and unique, and it is a must see for World War II film buffs, just because it's so honest and so different. There are not that many Danish films about the war to start with, compared to British and American (and German) efforts.

This one is very bloody, and ruthless in both its actions and in the telling of them. Kudos for that, but warnings, too. As pretty as the filming is, it isn't always easy to watch. But that's part of the point, getting to what rises above the mere action--is it okay to kill bad people without a trial, without warning, without knowing even if they are bad at all. What is okay in war? What do we come to justify later, or at the time?