Completed - Documentary, Drama
Year of production : 2016 Director(s) : Janus METZ Producer(s) : Ronnie FRIDTHJOF (Fridthjof Film A/S), Sara STOCKMANN (Fridthjof Film A/S)
ARMADILLO is an upfront account of growing cynicism and adrenaline addiction for young soldiers at war. Mads and Daniel are serving their first mission in Helmand, Afghanistan. Their platoon is stationed in Camp Armadillo, right on the Helmand frontline, fighting tough battles against the Talebans. The soldiers are there to help the Afghans, but as fighting gets tougher and operations increasingly hairy, Mads, Daniel and their friends becomes cynical widening the gap between themselves and the Afghan civilisation. Mistrust and paranoia set in causing alienation and disillusion. Armadillo is a journey into the soldier’s minds and a unique film on the mythological story of man and war, staged in its contemporary version in Afghanistan.
Country(ies) : DENMARK, GERMANY, FINLAND
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La Semaine de la Critique 2010 - La Semaine de la Critique (Grand Prix)Karlovy Vary IFF 2010 Documentary Films - CompetitionZurich FF 2010 (Best International Documentary Film, Golden Eye)BFI London FF 2011 (Grierson Award)Bodil Awards 2011 (Best Documentary)New and Documentary Emmy Awards 2011 (Coverage of a News Story)RiverRun International Film Festival 2011 (Jury Prize, Best Documentary Feature)