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Flame & Citron

Original title: Flammen & Citronen
  • 20082008
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 10m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
19K
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Thure Lindhardt and Mads Mikkelsen in Flame & Citron (2008)
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A drama centered on two fighters in the Holger Danske World War II resistance group.A drama centered on two fighters in the Holger Danske World War II resistance group.A drama centered on two fighters in the Holger Danske World War II resistance group.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
19K
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    • Ole Christian Madsen
    • Lars Kristian Andersen
    • Ole Christian Madsen
  • Stars
    • Thure Lindhardt
    • Mads Mikkelsen
    • Stine Stengade
    • Ole Christian Madsen
    • Lars Kristian Andersen
    • Ole Christian Madsen
  • Stars
    • Thure Lindhardt
    • Mads Mikkelsen
    • Stine Stengade
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 48User reviews
    • 82Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
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    Thure Lindhardt and Mads Mikkelsen in Flame & Citron (2008)
    Thure Lindhardt and Mads Mikkelsen in Flame & Citron (2008)
    Thure Lindhardt in Flame & Citron (2008)
    Thure Lindhardt and Mads Mikkelsen in Flame & Citron (2008)
    Thure Lindhardt and Mads Mikkelsen in Flame & Citron (2008)
    Thure Lindhardt and Stine Stengade in Flame & Citron (2008)
    Thure Lindhardt and Mads Mikkelsen in Flame & Citron (2008)
    Thure Lindhardt and Mads Mikkelsen in Flame & Citron (2008)
    Thure Lindhardt and Peter Mygind in Flame & Citron (2008)
    Ole Christian Madsen in Flame & Citron (2008)
    Thure Lindhardt and Mads Mikkelsen in Flame & Citron (2008)
    Thure Lindhardt and Mads Mikkelsen in Flame & Citron (2008)

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    Thure Lindhardt
    Thure Lindhardt
    • Flammen
    Mads Mikkelsen
    Mads Mikkelsen
    • Citronen
    Stine Stengade
    Stine Stengade
    • Ketty Selmer
    Peter Mygind
    Peter Mygind
    • Aksel Winther
    Mille Lehfeldt
    Mille Lehfeldt
    • Bodil
    • (as Mille Hoffmeyer Lehfeldt)
    Christian Berkel
    Christian Berkel
    • Hoffmann
    Hanns Zischler
    Hanns Zischler
    • Gilbert
    Claus Riis Østergaard
    Claus Riis Østergaard
    • Bananen
    Flemming Enevold
    • Spex
    Lars Mikkelsen
    Lars Mikkelsen
    • Frode 'Ravnen' Jacobsen
    Jesper Christensen
    Jesper Christensen
    • Flammens Far
    Lærke Winther
    Lærke Winther
    • Cap
    • (as Lærke Winther Andersen)
    Peter Plaugborg
    • Lillebjørn
    Martin Hestbæk
    Martin Hestbæk
    • Storebjørn
    Thomas Voss
    • Teddy
    Martin Greis-Rosenthal
    Martin Greis-Rosenthal
    • Heinrich
    • (as Martin Greis)
    René Hansen
    • Carl
    • (as Rene Benjamin Hansen)
    Jeppe Vig Find
    • Bob
    • (as Jeppe Find)
      • Ole Christian Madsen
      • Lars Kristian Andersen
      • Ole Christian Madsen
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    • Trivia
      With a budget over $10 million, this is one of the most expensive movies made in Denmark.
    • Goofs
      When Citron, his wife and daughter are in the car on the beach, there are no wheel trails in the sand.
    • Quotes

      Gilbert: You are a Partisan. That's very interesting. A soldier without a front. Are you a good soldier? Are you prepared to pay the price?

      Flammen: What price?

      Gilbert: What do you think? Your life. You see, there can only be three reasons for fighting in a war. Firstly, career opportunity. It's widespread, but does not produce good soldiers. You have a fear of dying and only think of peace. Secondly, ideology. Love of the mother country. That is much more intriguing, but the dreamer breaks down. He doesn't have the strength. He's shallow. The frivolous and presumptuous nature of youth. Unless he's passionate; fanatical if you will. That makes for a good soldier.

      Flammen: And thirdly?

      Gilbert: Hate. Hatred of your enemy. Hate seduces you into doing things you never thought yourself capable of. Unless the hatred is caused by a personal neurosis...

      Flammen: What are you saying?

      Gilbert: The neurotic is intelligent and he has doubts. If he is betrayed, his hatred fades; and doubt sets in. War does nothing for the neurotic. The gentle loving father is not to be found in war. Your cause, Christiansen; is legitimate. Now, you must become a good soldier.

    • Connections
      Featured in DR2 tema: Året der kommer (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Cheek to Cheek
      Written by Irving Berlin

      Performed by Svend Asmussen

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    8/10
    Light years ahead of Hollywood: unsurprising from the home of refreshing "dogma" films.
    It's almost impossible to get involved in a movie while flying over the North Pole in an Airbus. The personal screen is small, the ambient noise of the jet engines great, and the viewer's disorientation complete. Flame & Citron, a Danish subtitled movie, had no difficulty grabbing me anyway. It begins with one of the heroes vomiting in the street as a result of watching victorious Nazi troops rolling into the capital city of his small European nation. Almost immediately, we are swept up into the heroes' terror as they perform grotesque cold-blooded murders in the name of national insurgency. Brilliant performances by Thure Lindhardt and Mads Mikkelsen involve us in the personal crises of honest citizens who are forced by war into the roles of brutal hit-men. As the action proceeds, their predicament becomes only worse as they doubt the validity of their orders, and ultimately, the integrity of the order-givers. The 'third reel' of the film is an ongoing crisis, and the outcome is not pretty. The only survivors are the sociopaths who sold out in their various charming ways. The story depicts the multi-layered nature of an occupied society, and the different commitments of its members --- to their country, to their offshore bank balances, and to their own skins. Even Flame & Citron, selfless insurgent heroes, are compromised, no one comes out of the Third Reich smelling of roses. Congratulations to writer Lars Andersen and to writer/director Ole Christian Madsen on producing a grown-up war movie that has nothing to do with the Pentagon or its suck-hole clients in Hollywood.
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    • rowmorg
    • Nov 26, 2009

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    • Release date
      • March 28, 2008 (Denmark)
      • Denmark
      • Germany
      • Norway
      • France
      • Sweden
      • Finland
      • Czech Republic
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      • Official site (Denmark)
      • Danish
      • German
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    • Filming locations
      • Berlin, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Nimbus Film Productions
      • Wüste Film
      • Wüste Film Ost
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    • 2 hours 10 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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