Flame and Citron, Danish film about the resistance
The place Copenhagen. The time 1944. The German occupation.
Citron, (Mads Mikkelsen), is living on fear, hate and desperation. He cannot sleep and he is always stressed. Being in the resistance he cannot live with his wife and daughter and his marriage is failing.
He drives red headed, smartly dressed, cold Bent, code named Flame, (Thure Lindhardt), to assassinate leading, Danish supporters of the Germans. Flame is calm and in control as he kills his enemy. The two are driven by their hatred of collaborators.
The work for the resistance group Holger Danske and they are given their targets by Aksel Winther, who co-ordinates the group. He states he gets instructions from both the British and Danish politicians based in Stockholm.
Winther then gives them the order to kill three Germans.
Official site of the film – good video.