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A FILM BY OLE CHRISTIAN MADSEN SYNOPSIS

Copenhagen 1944. is occupied by Nazi .

While the Danish population hopes for The more sensitive family man Citron Furthermore, when suspicion turns to his getting to the much hated and feared chief a swift end to the war, freedom fighters primarily works as a driver for Flame, but girlfriend, the beautiful and mysterious of the Gestapo, Hoffmann (CHRISTIAN Bent Faurschou-Hviid (23), alias Flame now finds himself becoming more deeply courier, Ketty (STINE STENGADE), BERKEL). (THURE LINDHARDT) and Jørgen involved in clandestine activities. Flame begins to spot the outline of a Haagen Schmith (33), alias Citron dangerous hidden agenda. Can Ketty be Based on true events. (), secretly put their When their immediate superior, Aksel trusted? Can Winther? And who really lives at stake fighting for the Resistance. Winther, orders them into action against works for whom? While their doubts two German Abwehr officers, events start gnaw at them, Flame and Citron come The fearless and uncompromising to get out of hand. Flame confronts the to feel that they are on shaky ground. Flame is a dedicated anti-fascist who talented and intelligent Colonel Gilbert Desperate, disillusioned and with a dreams of the day when their group will (HANNS ZISCHLER) and for the first sense of having been betrayed by their reassemble and openly launch an armed time hesitates to carry out his orders to superiors, they decide only to trust each counterattack at the occupying power. kill…Something feels terribly wrong. other and concentrate their efforts on FLAME & CITRON

By Ole Christian Madsen

importance. It deals with issues not only When your nation is invaded you have job. It is not an easy job, it is messy and What is the price for doing so? to make very important decisions. What bloody – and you never know precisely important for the occupation of Denmark do you chose? Will you try and get by, who is friend and who is foe. Flame and It is also a film about a gang. A feared during World War II, but also for what surviving in as normal a state as you Citron are illegals of the war – that was gang of underground illegals. Flame was happens in our contemporary world. possibly can? Pleasing the enemy, hoping what they called themselves: Illegals, the the most wanted man in Scandinavia. to live through troubled times while killing intelligence. The German invaders offered a huge It is a modern film. The style is intense wishing the war will not find you? reward for information leading to his while we follow our protagonists at close They track down traitors arrest – dead or alive. Suddenly the gang range. Rather than being a romantic and shoot them. Or will you fight the invaders with starts suspecting that they have been statement about war, my film tells about whatever tools and means available? My film is a look into the hearts of two used in a strange, shadowy game fearing the complexity of being part of a war. Will you seek war, with just little hope men who decides to take lives, to become they may have been shooting innocent Everybody has their own reasons to fight to survive? Slowly losing your humanity, killers for the course of resistance. It deals people – on command of their leaders. or to surrender. FLAME & CITRON is slowly sliding towards being like the with the aesthetics and the anatomy of the They react with rage, first refusing to a drama evolving from the eye-level of enemy you fight? Flame and Citron made kill. It deals with the price you pay when take orders from anybody then fighting the two title characters to a broader a clear choice. you cross the thin red line, when you several flanks, trusting no one. angle dealing with the issue of who is using who. They chose the war. lose your humanity to a bigger course. They become their own unit. What does it take to pull the trigger on Everyday they go to work they get new an unarmed opponent? FLAME & CITRON is a film of great orders from their leaders. They do the intensity, greater feelings and of existential

OLE CHRISTIAN MADSEN

Director

Ole Christian Madsen was born in tv-series THE SPIDER on the subject of romantic drama PRAGUE (Prag) starring Ole Christian has directed numerous Roskilde in 1966. He graduated from an emerging underworld of crime in post Mads Mikkelsen and Stine Stengade episodes of acclaimed tv-series such as The National Film School of Denmark in war . followed in 2006. The film was shot on TAXI and UNIT ONE. 1993 with the award-winning graduation location in the Czech capital. film HAPPY JIM. The award sweeping dogme film KIRA’s REASON – A LOVE STORY (En FLAME & CITRON is Ole Christian Since his graduation Ole Christian has Kærlighedshistorie) opened in 2001. Ole Madsen’s latest film. Based on true written and directed a string of popular Christian directed as well as wrote the events this World War II drama has films beginning with his outstanding script. In 2005 he turned the critically become one of the highest grossing 1997 short SINAN’s WEDDING (Sinans acclaimed novel “Nordkraft” into a local Danish films ever. Bryllup) and his feature debut PIZZA blockbuster under the title ANGELS IN KING in 1999. In the year 2000 Ole FAST MOTION. The film proved a hit In between his features films, all of which Christian directed the wildly successful with audiences as well as critics. The have been produced by Nimbus Film,

THE CAST

Thure Lindhardt (Flame) Peter Mygind (Aksel Winther) Thure Lindhardt is one of Denmark’s great, young actors. His breakthrough came in Peter made his first great impression with his character Mogge in ’s A PLACE NEARBY (2000). His blinding portrait of a mentally ill boy with a terrible tv-series I & II (1994 and 1997). He continued to act on tv first secret resulted in massive, critical acclaim and international recognition when he in the popular series TAXA (1997-1999) and later in the Emmy-awarded drama was named Shooting Star at the Film Festival. series NIKOLAJ & JULIE (2002-2003) . Most recently European tv audiences have been able to see him in the crime series ANNA PIHL (2006-2008) as Jan – the main Thure broke out internationally acting with success in the German feature films character’s gay roommate. FARLAND and LOVE IN THOUGHTS (Was nützt die Liebe in Gedanken) in 2004. He has also made a name for himself in various minor roles in feature films. The role In 2005, he took Danish cinema audiences by storm with his role as the super- as Aksel Winther in FLAME & CITRON is his first big, dramatic role in a Danish intelligent, but deeply troubled junkie Steso in Ole Christian Madsen’s ANGELS feature film. IN FAST MOTION (Nordkraft) – a role that earned him a Robert award (Danish Oscar). In 2007 he had a supporting role in ’s INTO THE WILD and at the moment his is on-board Ron Howard’s ANGELS & DEMONS, the follow-up to Christian Berkel (Hoffmann) THE DA VINCI CODE. Berkel is a versatile German actor working both on tv and on the silver screen. He has played multiple roles on the long running German tv-series TATORT as well as the lead character in the tv-series DER KRIMINALIST. Mads Mikkelsen (Citron) Mads’ credits include the Emmy-awarded tv series UNIT ONE (2000-2004) as well Berkel won international acclaim for his role as Dr. Schenck in the Oscar nominated as numerous Danish box office hits such as the trilogy (1996 & 2004), feature film DOWNFALL (Der Untergang) in 2004. His upcoming films include ’s (2002) and the Oscar nominated AFTER THE supporting roles in Spike Lee’s MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA and Bryan Singer’s WEDDING (2006). In 2006 he played opposite Stine Stengade in Ole Christian VALKYRIE. Madsen’s PRAGUE (Prag). He remains a popular actor in his home country of Germany. In the new millennium Mads ventured into international films appearing in the Spanish comedy TORREMOLINOS 73 in 2003, in the American blockbuster KING ARTHUR in 2004 and in in 2006 as Bond villain Le Chiffre. Hanns Zischler (Gilbert) Outside of his native country, Zischler is probably best known as the character Hans Mads is presently shooting in Scotland in ’s in Steven Spielberg’s and for his role in the Swedish crime series BECK. Viking thriller VALHALLA RISING (a Nimbus Film production). Zischler has appeared in 171 films since his debut in 1968 and is considered one of Germany’s greatest actors. Stine Stengade (Ketty) Stine graduated from The Danish National School of Theatre in 1998. She got rave reviews and shot to local fame in 2001 in the title role in Ole Christian Madsen’s dogme film KIRA’s REASON: A LOVE STORY. Here she played a mentally unstable woman just released from an institution. For this performance, she received a Bodil award (Danish Golden Globe) and a Robert award (Danish Oscar) for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Mille Hoffmeyer Lehfeldt (Bodil) Mille is a young actress of great promise. She has appeared in Danish feature films Stine was the female lead in Ole Christian Madsen’s PRAGUE (Prag) in 2006 such as THE EARLY YEARS (2007) and ONE SHOT (2008) as well as tv series such portraying a woman accompanying her husband (Mads Mikkelsen) to Prague to as UNIT ONE (2002) and NIKOLAJ & JULIE (2002). claim his dead father’s body amidst a marital crisis. Stine has been quite prolific recently being seen in three Danish feature films, one of them being FLAME & CITRON. NIMBUS FILM

PRODUCER AND SCRIPT WRITER

Lars Bredo Rahbek – producer Before entering the world of film Lars Bredo Rahbek had a successful career at the world’s largest shipping line A.P. Møller/Maersk being stationed for 8 years in Manila and Tokyo. Quitting the world of business in 1991 he ventured into grassroots politics before being admitted to The National Film School of Denmark in 1993. Lars graduated in 1997 and was immediately hired as a producer for Nimbus Film. Here, he has produced Søren Kragh-Jacobsen’s SKAGERRAK (2003) and worked with the international launch of his Dogme film MIFUNE (1999). Lars executive produced ’s IT’S ALL ABOUT LOVE (2002) and worked on the international launch of Vinterberg’s breakthrough film (1998). In 2003 he co-produced the Spanish film TORREMOLINOS 73. In 2006 he produced Pernille Fischer Christensen’s Silver Bear winner , in 2008 Søren Kragh-Jacobsen’s NIMBUS FILM political thriller WHAT NO ONE KNOWS (Berlin Panorama Special 2008) and same year FLAME & CITRON. Lars in presently in pre-production with Charlotte Sieling’s debut feature OVER GADEN UNDER VANDET and in development with projects by Laurits Munch-Petersen, Søren Kragh-Jacobsen and Ole Christian Nimbus Film was established in 1993 by producers Birgitte Hald and Bo Madsen. Ehrhardt, both graduates from The National Film School of Denmark. Director Thomas Vinterberg later joined to become the third owner of the company. Nimbus Film spearheaded the new wave in Danish cinema by producing two Lars K. Andersen - script writer of the first four Dogme films, namely FESTEN (a.k.a. THE CELEBRATION) in Lars K. Andersen is a regular collaborator of Ole Christian Madsen having co- 1998 and MIFUNE in 1999. Both films are among the most widely seen Danish written his scripts for SINAN’S WEDDING (1997) and PIZZA KING (1999). He has language films ever. also worked extensively in tv writing episodes for the successful series DEFENSE and THE SPIDER. With more than 20 feature films and numerous shorts to its credit, Nimbus Film is today the third largest Danish production company. Last year Nimbus The screenplay for FLAME & CITRON bases itself on a monumental and ground Film premiered 4 films in the Danish cinemas. Amongst other Natasha Arthy’s breaking research of actual historical events. Lars carried out this new research over FIGHTER that also competed in Berlin 2008. This year Nimbus Film has the course of several years whilst at the same time interviewing numerous survivors been very successful in Danish cinemas with Ole Christian Madsen’s World and eye witnesses many of whom have later died. The screenplay was written in War II drama FLAME & CITRON and Søren Kragh-Jacobsens WHAT NO collaboration with Ole Christian Madsen. ONE KNOWS. Nimbus Film is putting final touches on Kathrine Windfeld’s FLUGTEN, a modern-day political drama set in Denmark and Afghanistan. Lars K. Andersen lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina. THE CAST

Flame ...... Thure Lindhardt Citron ...... Mads Mikkelsen Ketty ...... Stine Stengade Winther ...... Peter Mygind Bodil ...... Mille Hoffmeyer Lehfeldt Hoffmann ...... Christian Berkel Gilbert ...... Hanns Zischler Bananen ...... Claus Riis Østergaard Raven ...... Spex ...... Flemming Enevold Flame’s father ...... Jesper Christensen

THE CREW

Director ...... Ole Christian Madsen Screenplay ...... Lars K. Andersen Ole Christian Madsen Producer ...... Lars Bredo Rahbek Cinematographer ...... Jørgen Johansson Editor ...... Søren B. Ebbe Production Designer . . . . . Jette Lehmann Composer ...... Karsten Fundal SFX-Coordinator ...... Hummer Højmark Head Costume Designer . Manon Rasmussen Make-up Artists ...... Sabine Schumann Jens Bertram Sound Designer . . . . . Hans Møller Line producer ...... Kristina Kornum Executive producers . . . Bo Ehrhardt Birgitte Hald Morten Kaufmann Jørgen Ramskov Production Company . . Nimbus Rights II

PRESS BOOK Design ...... Traffic 99/Kristian Isbrand Editor and text ...... Lars Bredo Rahbek and Benjamin Muasya Still photographers ...... Britta Krehl, Alzbeta Jungrová, Erik Aavatsmark, Isak Hoffmeyer, Robin Skjoldborg, Shazia Khan CONTACTS

Production company Nimbus Film Filmbyen 20 DK-2650 Hvidovre Denmark

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Festivals The Danish Film Institute Lizette Gram Mygind Email : [email protected] Phone: +45-2482 3758

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