Armadillo
“For you it's a movie. For them it's reality.”
2010•NR•1h 45m•7.0•Released
DocumentaryWar
Danish soldiers are sent to Afghanistan in 2009 for 6 months, to help stabilize the country against the Taliban. They're stationed on Armadillo military base in Helman province. Unlike other war movies, this is the real deal – no actors.
Director
Janus Metz
Writer
Kasper Torsting
Budget
$2M
Languages
Danish, English
Studio
Fridthjof Film
Cast
Rasmus
himself (Platoon Commander)
Mads 'Mini'
himself
Daniel 'Olby'
himself
Kim 'Birkerod'
himself
Production
Company
Fridthjof Film
Producer
Sara Stockmann
Producer
Ronnie Fridthjof
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