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Critic Phil De Semlyen
rated 8

Moving, complex and brutal, it’s an outstanding film about men at war.

Read full review at Empire
Critic Steve Rose
rated 8

The film-makers evidently risked their lives alongside these soldiers, and it's a further mark of their courage that they retained their detachment.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Scott Tobias
rated 6

What’s interesting about Armadillo’s subjects is how differently they and their American counterparts perceive the war...

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Jan-Olov Andersson
rated 8

...visar, på ett upprörande sätt, att krig inte direkt lockar fram de bästa sidorna hos människan…

Read full review at Aftonbladet
Critic Frederik Asschenfeldt Vandrup
rated 10

Den fremlægger en virkelighedsgengivelse med stor relevans for hele befolkningen åbent, nysgerrigt og velproduceret...

Read full review at Cinemazone

Cast & Crew

Janus Metz
Director
Janus Metz
Writer
Mads 'Mini'
As himself
Kim 'Birkerod'
As himself
Daniel 'Olby'
As himself
Rasmus
As himself (Platoon Commander)
Uno Helmersson
Composer

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Armadillo is a documentary film that follows a group of Danish soldiers during their six-month tour of duty in Afghanistan. The film provides an unflinching look at the realities of war, depicting the soldiers' daily lives, their interactions with local Afghans, and their experiences during combat patrols. The film begins with the soldiers' departure from Denmark and shows their arrival at Forward Operating Base Armadillo in Helmand Province, where they are stationed for the duration of their tour. The film then follows the soldiers as they go on patrol, interact with local children and adults, and engage in leisure activities such as working out, playing video games, and watching pornographic videos. As the tour progresses, the soldiers encounter increasing resistance from the Taliban, leading to intense battles and casualties on both sides. The film also shows how civilians are caught in the crossfire and how difficult it is for the soldiers to distinguish between friend and foe. Despite its grim subject matter, Armadillo is not a traditional war movie but rather a raw portrait of life during wartime that raises questions about soldiering culture without offering easy answers or resorting to sentimentalism or sensationalism thanks to its carefully composed images accompanied by intuitive editing choices which avoid overemphasizing drama even when portraying violent content like gunfights or explosions – moments where Mads Brugger’s camerawork shines brightly despite being shot digitally because it has an intimate quality reminiscent more closely observed within fiction features than something one would expect out of most films made about war today (at least those not responsible for wincing away some prospective viewers).

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