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Armadillo
Armadillo faithfully records the routines of modern-day military deployment. There are long periods of downtime alleviated by macho sparring, pornography and computer shoot-'em-up games. Then there are futile attempts at engagement with the locals, who are understandably wary of providing assistance when they're literally caught in the crossfire. "It's not you or the Taliban that gets killed," says one farmer, laughing with despair. "We are the ones that get killed." The closest we come to a central character is Mads, a shy, spotty youth whom we initially see justifying his impending mission to his family by comparing it to football: "You learn so much through practice, but you learn more by playing matches. "This courageous Afghan war report is a documentary that looks like an art film”. Director: Janus Metz Rating: 15 Year: 2010 Country: Denmark Length: 100mins (subtitled) |