Coachella Valley Premiere – One Time Screening
FLAME AND CITRON tells the true story of Danish resistance to Nazi occupation during WWII. Flammen and Citronen were the code names for a legendary duo responsible for the deaths of countless Nazis and collaborators. The acclaimed Ole Christian Madsen’s political thriller is an ultra-stylized and remarkable spy noir about the murky moral complexities of wartime. Stars Mads Mikkelsen (of AFTER THE WEDDING and CASINO ROYALE) and Thure Lindhardt.
Director: Ole Christian Madsen
Writers: Ole Christian Madsen, Lars Andersen
Distributor: IFC
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Runtime: 130 min.
Country: Denmark | Czech Republic | Germany
Language: Danish | German
Parents Guide: N/R
FESTIVALS: Telluride Film, USA; Toronto International Film Festival, Canada; Edmonton International Film Festival, Canada; Seville European Film Festival, Spain; Jakarta International Film Festival, Indonesia; Rouen Nordic Film Festival, France; Febio Film Festival, Czech Republic; Istanbul Film Festival, Turkey; Seattle International Film Festival, USA; Toronto Film Festival, Canada; Espoo Film Festival, Finland; Les Arcs International Film Festival, Netherlands
AWARDS: Bodil Awards, Denmark, Best Film, Best Cinematography; Robert Festival, Denmark, Best Costume Design, Best Make-Up, Best Production Design, Best Special Effects; Zulu Awards, Denmark, Best Film, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor
“FLAME & CITRON, based on the lives of two actual Resistance heroes, is a taut, handsome production — the most expensive Danish film to date — and it looks like a film noir, as indeed the costumes, cars, guns and fugitives force it to.” Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times
