Flammen & Citronen (2008)

Director:

Ole Christian Madsen

Writers:

Lars Andersen (writer)
Ole Christian Madsen (writer)

Release Date:

28 March 2008 (Denmark)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | History | Thriller | War

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Resistance | Double Agent | Father Son Relationship | Traitor | Last Stand

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 - 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

Also Known As:

Flame and Citron (UK) (USA)
Flame & Citron (International: English title)
Flame + Citron (Australia)
Flammen og citronen (Denmark) (alternative spelling)
Plamen a Citron (Czech Republic)
Tage des Zorns (Germany)
The Flame and the Lemon (Denmark) (literal English title)

Runtime:

130 min

Country:

Denmark | Czech Republic | Germany

Language:

Danish | German

Colour:

Colour

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

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company:

Nimbus Film Productions

Trivia:

With a budget over 10 million dollars this is one of the most expensive movies made in Denmark.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Citron, his wife and daughter are in the car on the beach, there are no wheel trails in the sand.

Movie Connections:

Featured in DR2 tema: Året der kommer (2008) (TV)

A bit of a disappointment

Flammen ("The Flame" because of his red hair) and Citronen (Worked for Citroën) are two of the most legendary figures in Denmark during the war, where they were members of the Danish resistance group Holger Danske, participating in spectacular sabotage actions and liquidating stitches. The movie is the most expensive Danish movie ever, and the 10 million $ budget also helps creating nice action scenes when the pair has showdowns with Gestapo officers. However, the movie seems to be made without inspiration. Even though the intrigues in the grey zone of contacts and unreliable agents and messages are well written, the story never gets really gripping or intense. It would have made the movie better if the casting had been done more thoughtfully. Thure Lindhardt lacks charisma as the hardcore red-haired main person, and Mads Mikkelsen turns Citronen into a clone of all other characters he's played. Their nemesis, Gestapo leader Hoffmann, is played well by Christian Berkel (the bald doctor from Der Untergang), as well as many other supporting roles are satisfactorily played. Besides, the movie isn't filmed in Copenhagen, where the story takes place, which makes the atmosphere even less authentic. Apart from that the plot works o.k, but the movie never catches the viewer's feelings. It's a fascinating subject, and it's therefore a disappointment that the movie isn't more moving than this