Armadillo (2010)

Directed by

Janus Metz Pedersen

Genre

documentary film

Country

Denmark, Sweden

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 132 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows Danish soldiers during their first deployment to a base in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. It shows their daily experiences and the psychological toll of combat.

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What happens

Armadillo is a 2010 Danish documentary film about Danish soldiers in the War in Afghanistan directed by Janus Metz. The film follows a group of soldiers from the Guard Hussars Regiment who are on their first mission in Helmand Province at a forward operating base near Gereshk named FOB Armadillo. The film premièred in the Critics' Week section at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Critics' Week Grand Prix. The Critics' Week screening described the film as "a journey into the soldiers' minds and a unique film on the mythological story of man and war staged in its contemporary version in Afghanistan". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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