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 | Assassin | Nazi | Nazi Occupation | Double Agent

Awards:

9 wins & 16 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 '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	...	Liquorstore owner
Mads M. Nielsen	...	Bodil's new boyfriend (as Mads Møllegaard Nielsen)
Malene Schwartz	...	Gilberts wife
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	...	Nurse
Klaus Tange	...	Schalburg - Sergent
Martin Vasques	...	German officer (as Martin Vasquez)
Robert Reinhold	...	Police officer
Caspar Phillipson	...	Schalburg - soldier with glasses
Roman Horn	...	Police officer
Benjamin Boe Rasmussen	...	Ambulance chief
Thomas Bendixen	...	Gestapo chief
Oliver Hvidtfeldt	...	Injured boy in car
Tinus Løvento	...	Father of the boy
Nikola Navrátil	...	Young officer
Per Löfberg	...	Waiter (as Per Löwberg)
Per Löwberg	...	Tjener
Simona Vcalová	...	Vinhandlerens kone / liquorstore owner's wife
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
Christoph Fisser	....	co-producer
Kristina Kornum	....	line producer
Pavel Muller	....	line producer
Arno Neubauer	....	line producer: Germany
Søren Green Nielsen	....	assistant producer
Lars Bredo Rahbek	....	producer
Stefan Schubert	....	co-producer
Ralph Schwingel	....	co-producer
David B. Sørensen	....	assistant producer
Charlie Woebcken	....	co-producer
Sonja B. Zimmer	....	production executive

Original Music by
Karsten Fundal

Cinematography by
Jørgen Johansson

Film Editing by
Søren B. Ebbe

Casting by
Rie Hedegaard

Production Design by
Nanna Due Friborg
Jette Lehmann

Art Direction by
Jens Löckmann
Anja Müller
Søren Schwartzberg

Costume Design by
Manon Rasmussen
Margrethe Rasmussen
Rikke Simonsen

Makeup Department
Jens Bartram	....	makeup artist
Ivana Chlostova	....	makeup artist
Sabine Schumann	....	makeup artist
Bobo Sobotka	....	makeup artist: Czech Republic

Production Management
Lina Bach Christensen	....	production manager
Maria Hoffmann	....	assistant unit manager
Solveig Jork	....	unit manager
Ulla Bay Kronenberger	....	assistant unit manager
Arno Neubauer	....	production manager
Karen Nørøxe	....	assistant production manager
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
Michaela Strnadova	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Simon Bang	....	storyboard artist
Tom Hecker	....	storyboard artist
Helko Klünder	....	carpenter
Julia König	....	set dresser: Berlin
Peter Naguib	....	set dresser
Marco Pressler	....	construction manager
Harry Rischmüller	....	property master: outdoor
Stefan Rohde	....	set dresser
M. Wan Sputnick	....	property master: Denmark
Jirí Trier	....	props buyer
Jon Truelsen	....	property master
Annelie Wheeler	....	prop assistant

Sound Department
Andreas Drost	....	dubbing recordist
Håkon Garpestad	....	boom operator
Anne Jensen	....	dialogue editor
Hans Møller	....	sound

Special Effects by
Søren Skov Haraldsted	....	special effects project manager
Hummer Høimark	....	special effects coordinator
Christian Kitter	....	special effects senior technician
Lars Kolding Andersen	....	special effects senior technician
Bernd Wildau	....	special effects technician: Berlin

Visual Effects by
Nastuh Abootalebi	....	visual effects artist
Sofie Friis Borup	....	compositor
Jonas Drehn	....	visual effects supervisor
Peter Hartwig	....	CG supervisor: Duckling
Emma Lidé	....	compositor
Sam Loxton	....	compositor
Martin Madsen	....	compositor
Benjamin Magnussen	....	digital effects artist
Florian Martin	....	digital colorist (as Florian 'Utsi' Martin)
Per Mørk-Jensen	....	lead compositor
Christian Nielsen	....	visual effects
Claus Nicholas Nielsen	....	matte painter
Peter Szewczyk	....	technical director
Dominik Trimborn	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Klaus Hjuler	....	stunt performer
Deni Jordan	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Erik Aavatsmark	....	still photographer
Christian Almesberger	....	camera operator: "b" camera: Berlin
Martin Bartels	....	video operator: Berlin
Morten Boserup	....	additional electrician
Thomas Ditzel	....	best boy electric
Tilmann Hautsch	....	electric trainee
Asger Lindgaard	....	camera operator: behind-the-scenes footage
Josef Lopez	....	lighting technician
Jacob Møller	....	electrician
Alexander Sachariew	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera: Berlin
Frantisek Wirth	....	second assistant camera

Casting Department
Marcel Dykiert	....	extras casting
Iris Müller	....	extras casting

Editorial Department
Kenneth Laugaard Andersen	....	assistant editor
Troels Kampmann Kay	....	assistant editor
Carsten Søsted	....	additional editor
Emil Tralov	....	first assistant editor

Transportation Department
Mirko Reichwald	....	production driver: Berlin, Potsdam
Steffen Schuchardt	....	production driver

Other crew
Linda Daae	....	script supervisor
Roberto Geroldi	....	production secretary
Dewi Grobecker	....	production accountant
Christoffer Harding	....	location scout
Michael Höhne	....	expert advisor
Christof Jork	....	location manager
Uwe Kolbe	....	legal & business affairs
Dusan Matic	....	extras coordinator
Artur Niemczuk	....	assistant set manager
Jens Næsland	....	extras coordinator
Regine Otto	....	production coordinator
Carola Richter	....	location scout
Jordan Savel	....	marketing manager
Lukas Trantina	....	runner
Honza Zuska	....	location manager

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)
• 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) (Finland) (TV)

Special Effects

• Duckling A/S

Other Companies

• Det Danske Filminstitut  funding
• Deutsche Filmförderfonds (DFFF)  funding
• Eurimages  funding
• Filmförderung Hamburg  funding
• Match Factory, The  sales
• Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg  funding
• Nimbus Film Productions  funding
• Nordisk Film- & TV-Fond  funding
• Produksjon 4 1/2  funding
• Sirena Film  funding
• Studio Babelsberg  funding
• TV2 Danmark  funding
• 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

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 | USA:Unrated | Germany:12 (f)

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Produktionsdagbog: Prag - Berlin - København (2008) (V)

Masterful

I am very impressed, and pleasantly surprised. I do not know any of the other work of the director, but I will have to consider anything else I see his name attached to. My opinion of what we Danes manage to put together in the medium of film is hardly a secret... I tend to find myself underwhelmed. Before tonight, I only really considered two such recent features truly great(the more notable of those, in my view, being Murk), and, well... as cliché as it is, that number is now three. The plot is magnificent, and the twists so marvelous and unexpected. There is maybe one thread that I found unsatisfying, perhaps especially because of how much attention was paid to it, but that's it. The acting is excellent... the one bad performance was had by a kid, and it didn't need to be better than it was. Lindhardt and Mikkelsen haven't a single weak moment between them, and Mygind... thumbs up. The cinematography is spectacular, though I did find the, all in all relatively few, zooms a bit distracting, save for one or two(these may be a Scandinavian thing, something similar appeared in Show Me Love). The editing is effective... the action(do note that this is not a straight-on piece within that genre) works, the drama likewise, and the only real criticism I can come with in this area is that there are a handful of places where things could be clearer. The writing there is infinitely little to complain about, and a long line of positives about, including the psychology, the complexity, the characters(the consistency of which is almost entirely flawless, and the only real problem within that is really how at least one major character disappears from the movie) and the incredibly accurate depiction of the time, the environment, the types of people. This is remarkably engaging. There is a little sexuality, and some language, as well as a measure of violence, but I wouldn't call any of it gratuitous. You do need a basic knowledge about the period, the place and the people, before watching this, but hey, nowhere near as much is required as for Der Untergang/Downfall. I don't know if this is entirely historically accurate, but little, heck, hardly any, is Hollywoodized, and it's undeniably entertaining and strong. I recommend this to any fan of drama, and anyone who wants a visual representation of the situation this revolves around. 8/10