Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Thure LindhardtFlame
- Mads MikkelsenCitron
- Stine StengadeKetty Selmer
- Peter MygindWinther
- Mille LehfeldtBodil
- Christian BerkelHoffmann
- Hanns ZischlerGilbert
- Flemming EnevoldSpex
- Lars MikkelsenRavnen
- Jesper ChristensenFlames Vater
Recommendations
- 90
The Hollywood Reporter
This searing, stylish account of World War II heroism from Denmark's Ole Christian Madsen avoids period realism, conveying the story of two heroes of the Danish resistance as a noir thriller, complete with shadowy alleys, double-crosses galore and the requisite femme fatale. - 83
Christian Science Monitor
A pretty good example of the kind of movie Hollywood used to turn out by the yard. - 80
Variety
An absorbing, shades-of-gray look at home-front intrigue in Nazi-occupied Denmark during World War II. Ole Christian Madsen’s accomplished fourth feature plays out on a much larger canvas than he’s used previously and offers nuance and ambiguity in equal measure with violence and tragedy. - 80
Village Voice
Flame & Citron is the film that the horribly overrated "Black Book" could have been, had Paul Verhoeven not indulged in the puerile reversals of sensitive Nazis and treacherous partisans. - 75
Entertainment Weekly
Director Ole Christian Madsen combines sharp scenes of moral inquiry with a few too many functional, oldfangled espionage twists. - 75
The A.V. Club
One of the most expensive Danish movies ever made, and at times, it's glossy to a fault. - 70
Wall Street Journal
If you're looking for an action thriller, this isn't it. The pace is deliberate, the tone is pensive, albeit punctuated by occasional violence, and the style is exceedingly lean; characters reveal themselves mainly through moral choices. - 70
The New York Times
What Flame & Citron has are decent men taking down Nazis (always a crowd pleaser) and some appealing actors — notably Mr. Lindhardt, Mr. Mikkelsen and Christian Berkel as the head of the Copenhagen Gestapo.
