Flame and Citron (Flammen and Citronen)
Recently I very much enjoyed the movie Prague that was directed by the Danish
director Ole Christian Madsen. Hence, I decided to watch another one of his films, Flame and Citron. I was not disappointed because it was another excellent movie. What is the storyline?
Flame and Citron takes place in Copenhagen during the Nazi occupation of Denmark. The movie, based on a true story, follows the red-headed Bent Faurschou-Hviid (Flame) and Jørgen Haagen Schmith (Citron) who are assassins in the Danish resistance. They receive their orders from Winther, who's in direct contact with Allied leaders.
Flame and Citron develop a reputation for killing Nazi collaborators and Danish spies. As a result their activities place them high on the Gestapo kill list. What is strange is that they manage to celebrate their successes in bars where German soldiers hang out in. Initially things go well and they have many kills, but then things turn sour when others in their Danish resistant group are rounded up and shot. During this time Flame meets a mysterious woman who claims to part of the resistance but is seen with the head of the Gestapo.
Flame and Citron is beautifully filmed and sometimes is haunting and at other times is heart breaking. I think it is an excellent movie. I highly recommend this film if you want to see a different type of World War II movie.