ARMADILLO
Synopsis
In February 2009 a group of Danish soldiers accompanied by documentary filmmaker Janus Metz arrived at Armadillo, an army base in the southern Afghan province of Helmand. Metz and cameraman Lars Skree spent six months following the lives of young soldiers situated less than a kilometer away from Taliban positions. The outcome of their work is a gripping and highly authentic war drama that was justly awarded the Grand Prix de la Semaine de la Critique at this year's Cannes film festival. But it also provoked furious debate in Denmark concerning the controversial behavior of certain Danish soldiers during a shootout with Taliban fighters. The filmmakers repeatedly risked their lives shooting this tense, brilliantly edited, and visually sophisticated probe into the psychology of young men in the midst of a senseless war whose victims are primarily local villagers. Yet more disturbing than scenes in which Taliban bullets whiz past their cameras is the footage of the young soldiers as each tries, in his own way, to come to terms with putting his life constantly on the line.
Cast
Hold 7
Copyright
2010 Fridthjof Film. All rights reserved.
Original Title
ARMADILLO
Genre
Documentary
Director
Janus Metz
Distributor
Nordisk Film Distribution
Country
Denmark
Film Material
Keyart, Packshot & Cover
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
afghaner
Content type
still
Identifier
Ulfeldtafghaner
Extension
jpg
File
5.2MB
still
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
still
Identifier
Arm
Extension
jpg
File
33.71MB
still
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
still
Identifier
Busk
Extension
jpg
File
33.64MB
still
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
still
Identifier
Explosion2
Extension
jpg
File
17.1MB
still
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
still
Identifier
Explosion
Extension
jpg
File
4.81MB
still
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
still
Identifier
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Extension
jpg
File
7.05MB
still
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
still
Identifier
Lejr
Extension
jpg
File
7.02MB
still
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
still
Identifier
Mini
Extension
jpg
File
33.67MB
still
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
still
Identifier
Mur
Extension
jpg
File
33.72MB
still
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
still
Identifier
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Extension
jpg
File
33.66MB
still
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
still
Identifier
Smoeg
Extension
jpg
File
17.09MB
still
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
still
Identifier
Ulfeldt
Extension
jpg
File
5.56MB
still
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
poster
Identifier
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Extension
File
638kB
poster
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
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Content type
poster
Identifier
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Extension
jpg
File
267kB
poster
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
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Identifier
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Extension
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File
1.75MB
keyart
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
poster
Identifier
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Extension
File
9.91MB
poster
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
poster
Identifier
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Extension
jpg
File
5.03MB
poster
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
still
Identifier
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Extension
jpg
File
3.25MB
still
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
still
Identifier
Armadillo-Chock
Extension
jpg
File
2.38MB
still
© Lars Skree
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
still
Identifier
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Extension
jpg
File
7.69MB
still
© Lars Skree
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
still
Identifier
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Extension
jpg
File
2.35MB
still
© Lars Skree
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
still
Identifier
Armadillo-Helikopter
Extension
jpg
File
3.92MB
still
© Lars Skree
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
still
Identifier
Armadillo-Lejr
Extension
jpg
File
3.33MB
still
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
still
Identifier
Armadillo-Ulfeldt-afghaner
Extension
jpg
File
2.57MB
still
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
still
Identifier
Armadillo-pic02
Extension
jpg
File
427kB
still
© Lars Skree
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
still
Identifier
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Extension
jpg
File
3.95MB
still
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
still
Identifier
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Extension
jpg
File
1.71MB
still
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
still
Identifier
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jpg
File
1.39MB
still
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
poster
Identifier
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Extension
jpg
File
4.98MB
poster
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
still
Identifier
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Extension
jpg
File
1.15MB
still
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
still
Identifier
Handshake-Armadillo
Extension
jpg
File
777kB
still
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
still
Identifier
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Extension
jpg
File
1.08MB
still
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
still
Identifier
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Extension
jpg
File
1.39MB
still
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
poster
Identifier
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Extension
File
9.91MB
poster
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
still
Identifier
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Extension
jpg
File
1.69MB
still
© Lars Skree
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
poster
Identifier
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Extension
File
9.16MB
poster
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
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Content type
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Identifier
da
Extension
psd
File
37.68MB
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Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
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Identifier
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File
41.83MB
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Documents
Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
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Identifier
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File
103kB
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Product
ARMADILLO
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Identifier
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docx
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10kB
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Product
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Identifier
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44kB
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Product
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File
195kB
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ARMADILLO
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Identifier
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File
19kB
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Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
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Identifier
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Extension
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File
37B
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Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
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Identifier
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File
86kB
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Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
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Identifier
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File
13kB
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Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
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Identifier
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File
190kB
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Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
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Identifier
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Extension
File
681kB
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Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
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Identifier
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File
3.92MB
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ARMADILLO
Short name
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Identifier
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3.92MB
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Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
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Content type
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Identifier
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Extension
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File
543kB
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Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
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Content type
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Identifier
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Extension
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File
143kB
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Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
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Identifier
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Extension
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File
103kB
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Product
ARMADILLO
Short name
Armadillo
Content type
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Identifier
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Extension
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File
423kB
press-material