Armadillo (2010 film)

Armadillo
Directed byJanus Metz
Produced byRonnie Fridthjof
CinematographyLars Skree
Edited byPer K. Kirkegaard
Music byUno Helmersson
Release dates
  • 16 May 2010 (2010-05-16) (Cannes)
  • 27 May 2010 (2010-05-27) (Denmark)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryDenmark
LanguageDanish

Armadillo is a 2010 Danish documentary film about Danish soldiers in the War in Afghanistan directed by Janus Metz. The film follows a group of soldiers from the Guard Hussars Regiment who are on their first mission in Helmand Province at a forward operating base near Gereshk named FOB Armadillo. The film premièred in the Critics' Week section at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Critics' Week Grand Prix.

The Critics' Week screening described the film as "a journey into the soldiers' minds and a unique film on the mythological story of man and war staged in its contemporary version in Afghanistan".