Flame & Citron

"Heroes will rise, Enemies will fall"

2008 2h 10m DA

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Synopsis

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Gunman Flame and his partner Citron assassinate Nazi collaborators for the Danish resistance. Assigned targets by their Allies-connected leader, Aksel Winther, they relish the opportunity to begin targeting the Nazis themselves. When they begin to doubt the validity of their assignments, their morally complicated task becomes even more labyrinthine.

“Heroes will rise, Enemies will fall”

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Cast

Thure Lindhardt
Flammen
Mads Mikkelsen
Citronen
Stine Stengade
Ketty Selmer
Peter Mygind
Aksel Winther
Mille Lehfeldt
Bodil
Christian Berkel
Hoffmann
Hanns Zischler
Gilbert
Claus Riis Østergaard
Bananen

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ole Christian Madsen
Writers: Ole Christian Madsen, Lars K. Andersen
Languages: Danish, German
Countries: Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Danish, German.

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WORLD

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International production across 5 countries: Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ole Christian Madsen, shot by Jørgen Johansson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Darko Krezic. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Søren B. Ebbe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Thure Lindhardt and Mads Mikkelsen and Stine Stengade carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Heroes will rise, Enemies will fall".

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The take

Ole Christian Madsen directs. Jørgen Johansson behind the camera. Darko Krezic scores. Søren B. Ebbe cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden. Dialogue in Danish, German.

Trivia

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1Released 18 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Danish, German.
3International production across 5 countries: Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden.
4Directed by Ole Christian Madsen, shot by Jørgen Johansson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Darko Krezic. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Søren B. Ebbe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Thure Lindhardt and Mads Mikkelsen and Stine Stengade carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Heroes will rise, Enemies will fall".
9IMDB entry: tt0920458 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "assassin", "copenhagen, denmark", "resistance", "repayment".

The technical file

Cinematography: Jørgen Johansson
Original score: Darko Krezic
Editing: Søren B. Ebbe
Production design: Jette Lehmann
Costume design: Manon Rasmussen
Makeup / hair: Sabine Schumann
VFX supervisor: Jonas Drehn
Sound: Hans Møller
Stunt coordinator: Deni Jordan
Runtime: 130 min · 2h 10m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $6,500,000
Box office: $10,040,589
Return: 154% of budget
Original language: DA
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Flame & Citron (2008)

Awards

Robert Award for Best Sound Design
Robert Award for Best Visual Effects
Robert Award for Best Makeup
Robert Award for Best Production Design
Robert Award for Best Costume Design

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r96sk2023-10-07
★ 8/10
Very interesting story! <em>'Flame & Citron'</em> is a film certainly worthy of your time. It does probably overrun a little with a 130 minute run time and could pick up the pace here and there, though overall this historical drama from 2008 makes for intruiging viewing. It's very well made. I had no knowledge of the real life of those portrayed, so it's good to learn of their World War II involvement; albeit with the usual stretched truth/fictionalization/whatever that films tend to do. The titular characters are played by Thure Lindhardt and Mads Mikkelsen, both give super performances as the former particularly impresses.

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