It’s familiar ground for anyone who’s seen Black Book or Sophie Scholl, but director Ole Christian Madsen steers a skilful course, keeping things grim but not to an off-putting extent, bringing a David Lynch-esque vibe to Flame’s hotel dalliances with a shady lady and pulling off an incredible death scene for one of the leads.
Flame and Citron Review
Two members of the Holger danske WW II resistance movement, codenamed Flame and Citron come up against the gestapo in their attempts to undermine the Nazis.
Release Date:
06 Mar 2009
Running Time:
136 minutes
Certificate:
15
Original Title:
Flame and Citron
As you'd imagine this is not exactly a laugh a minute, but whilst a little shapeless in places, it manages to engage and inform on many levels.
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