Armadillo
Armadillo has many of the hallmarks of fictional war movies. We see the young soldiers at home in Denmark, preparing to go to the front for the first time. In Afghanistan itself, they watch porn on laptops while on night duty, and relish the camaraderie of being part of a tight-knit platoon. However, their bravado is soon undermined. During a firefight, one doe-eyed young soldier is wounded. His baffled, mud-encrusted face makes it very clear that this isn't just paintball. At the same time, Metz also tries to show the experience of the Afghans themselves.
– Geoffrey Macnab, The Guardian
According to the left the film shows Afganistan as a modern Vietnam, from which Denmark should withdraw. According to the right, like a monument, Armadillo portrays the heroism of the Danish soldiers in a fight agains the Taleban.
– Janus Metz
Duration: 90 min
Dialogue: Danish
Subtitles: English
Age limit: K15
