
Flame & Citron
2008 · Movie · NR · 130 min · ★ 6.8 · 80% critics
In Nazi-occupied Denmark, two resistance assassins take on dangerous missions against collaborators, hoping to strike back at the occupiers themselves. As orders and alliances grow murkier, they’re forced to question who they can trust—and what their violent work is really achieving in a world where right and wrong keep shifting.
Also known as Flammen og Citronen · Flame And Citron · Flame and Citron: The Nazi Assassins
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Details
- Original title
- Flammen & Citronen
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-03-25
- Language
- Danish
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (248 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a dark, fact-based WWII resistance drama focused on doubt, loyalty, and consequences rather than nonstop action; Not for you if you want clear heroes, easy answers, or a brisk pace like Land of Mine.
Pros: gripping, bleak story; strong performances; tense moral ambiguity | Cons: long runtime; can feel confusing; uneven pacing at times
Themes
- assassin
- copenhagen, denmark
- resistance
- repayment
- traitor
- world war ii
- moral conflict
- double agent
- gestapo
- dishonesty
Awards & recognition
- Robert Award — Best Makeup · 2009
- Robert Award — Best Visual Effects · 2009
- Robert Award — Best Sound Design · 2009
- Robert Award — Best Production Design · 2009
- Robert Award — Best Costume Design · 2009
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- European Film Award — Best Actor · 2008 · nominated
Cast & crew

Thure Lindhardt
as Flammen

Mads Mikkelsen
as Citronen

Stine Stengade
as Ketty Selmer

Peter Mygind
as Aksel Winther

Mille Lehfeldt
as Bodil

Christian Berkel
as Hoffmann

Hanns Zischler
as Gilbert

Claus Riis Østergaard
as Bananen

Flemming Enevold
as Spex

Lars Mikkelsen
as Ravnen
Directed by Ole Christian Madsen