Flame & Citron
Drama, History, War
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2008
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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?
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
130 min
Release date:
25 Mar 2008
Country:
CZ, DK, FI, FR, DE, NO, SE
Languages:
Danish, German
Budget:
$6,500,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
9 wins & 15 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Madsen makes the most of his budget, and he keeps pulling his camera back for long, visually sumptuous overhead shots.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
13 Nov 2009
fresh:
While it may not be a smorgasbord of red herrings and red meat, Flame and Citron is often chilling.
– Joe Williams,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
17 Dec 2009
fresh:
It winds its way through a tricky, fact-based plot that's sometimes reminiscent of film noir. At the center is a bewitching femme fatale whose allegiances and motives are less than clear.
– John Hartl,
Seattle Times,
17 Dec 2009
fresh:
It's fast-paced, stylish and thrilling. But it also raises one tough question.
– Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
17 Dec 2009
fresh:
Madsen has acknowledged a strong debt to Pierre Melville's 1969 classic Army of Shadows. This one deserves a seat at the same table.
– Jonathan F. Richards,
Film.com,
15 Jan 2010