Armadillo - Powerful Doc on Afghan Conflict
May 20th 2010 15:04
Just watching the trailer without seeing the movie, I can see how shocking and intimate the subject is presented. How close it gets to the on-the-ground conflict and the men caught up in it.
Twitch posted this remarkable Armadillo documentary trailer of one of the buzz films at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. The Danish war documentary is set in the current Afghan conflict.
Armadillo is an upfront account of growing cynicism and adrenaline addiction for young soldiers at war.
Here is the official synopsis:
Both 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 become cynical widening the gap between themselves and the Afghan civilization. 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.
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