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Movie Overview
Cast
• Thure Lindhardt
• Mads Mikkelsen
• Stine Stengade
Director
• Ole Christian Madsen
MPAA Rating
Not Rated
Flame & Citron (2008)

REVIEWS
NEWS
INTERVIEWS
OTHER
OFCS Rating: 80% Fresh
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3/5
"even with all the script's moralizing about the killing of innocents, Madsen still loads up his climax with truckloads of Nazi soldiers and a hail of bullets and grenades"  Filmcritic.com  Chris Barsanti

B+
". The persuasive force of the film falls squarely on Lindhardt's and Mikkelsen's shoulders as experienced actors whose gifts for sustaining layers of motivational subtext is utterly satisfying."  ColeSmithey.com  Cole Smithey

7/10
"Throughout this compelling film, the assassins want to believe they're doing righteous work: they're fighting Nazi occupation forces, after all."  PopMatters  Cynthia Fuchs

"This noir in underlit blacks and blues grows too complex for its own good."  ReelTalk Movie Reviews  Donald J. Levit

B
"A suspenseful, often riverting drama of World War II resistance that combines old-fashioned virtues of craft and style with a more modern sense of nuance and complexity."  One Guy's Opinion  Frank Swietek

3/4
"[An] atypical and moody noir war film."  ReelViews  James Berardinelli

B
"...a fascinating dual character study lodged within a somewhat stodgy film."  Reeling Reviews  Laura Clifford

B
"The filmmakers do a terrific job in placing us in 1944 Copenhagen under Nazi rule."  Reeling Reviews  Robin Clifford

9/10
"A classic piece of historical action narrative told in a lean no-nonsense manner with riveting action sequences. A great war story."  Monsters and Critics  Ron Wilkinson

"Click here to see review"  Wolf Entertainment Guide  William Wolf
OFCS Rating: 80% Fresh
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