Armadillo Page #4

Synopsis: In February of 2009, a group of Danish soldiers accompanied by documentarian Janus Metz arrived at Armadillo, an army base in the southern Afghan province of Helmand. Metz and cinematographer Lars Skree spent six months following the lives of young soldiers situated less than a kilometre from Taliban positions. The result of their work is a gripping and highly authentic war drama that was justly awarded the Grand Prix de la Semaine de la Critique at the 2010 Cannes film festival. But it also provoked furious debate in Denmark concerning the controversial behavior of certain Danish soldiers during a shoot-out with Taliban fighters. The film-makers repeatedly risked their lives shooting this tense, brilliantly edited, and visually sophisticated probe into the psychology of young men in the midst of a senseless war whose victims are primarily local villagers. Yet more disturbing than scenes in which Taliban bullets whiz past their cameras is the footage of the young soldiers as each tries
Genre: Documentary, War
Director(s): Janus Metz
Production: New Yorker
  10 wins & 16 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.6
Metacritic:
72
Rotten Tomatoes:
90%
NOT RATED
Year:
2010
105 min
$10,347
Website
91 Views


was it incoming?

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- What did you say?

- The Taliban are ready to attack.

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- It's jammed.

- Sh*t.

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- Cover us, so 6 can get up here.

- This crap isn't working.

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Hurry, Mini.

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- Allahu Akbar.

- Signaler, into the water.

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They're behind the two compounds

in a hollow.

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- Two shooters.

- Krag, ready to go over the top?

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Between the two compounds

in the hollow. Ready?

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- Over there! Can you see them?

- No.

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- They're in the hollow.

- Yes.

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Between the two compounds.

Red smoke. 500 m.

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- Get ready to fire the recoilless gun.

- Firing !

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Reload, reload ... !

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Everybody out!

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way to go!

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- Super.

- Well done.

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It's a nice big hole.

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- what do you think, guys?

- That's what I call a gun slit.

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We can see the whole terrain.

He was near the ditch.

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- The Taliban are ready to fire.

- Careful! Stay down!

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The Taliban have reported

they can see five of us.

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- Signaler, let's move away.

- I'm coming.

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Hit the deck!

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- 5, get down!

- Hey! Isn't it over?

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No! Get down!

Whisky reports, "Get down."

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- The people standing could get shot.

- whisky sees ninjas everywhere.

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Yes, the guy's a bundle of nerves.

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Did you see those guys running?

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where ...?

I've got them.

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It's just some kids.

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2-5.

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Roger. Out.

That was an annoying message.

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The locals asked the Taliban

not to shoot -

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- so they can evacuate the wounded

women and children. Not good.

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- That's gross.

- Is that a wounded or a dead person?

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If they really are cowards,

they might be carrying weapons out.

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- The thought did cross my mind.

- It's a good excuse to stare at us.

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And they can move weapons to a new

position, when we're on our way back.

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Maybe it's just a civilian casualty.

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- That guy's got balls.

- I hate those damn Taliban.

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You can't tell who's who, and the

d*cks shoot from civilian compounds.

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- There's not much we can do.

- No, but it's messy.

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- What's up, Signaler?

- Well done. Your baptism of fire.

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- It was a good start for beginners.

- I was about to say that.

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- It was a good start for beginners.

- Everybody out, everybody home.

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Mini?

How much 1 2.7 ammo did you fire?

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- A lot.

- You're damn right.

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This is a bit heavy.

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When I got into the barn,

the chickens attacked me.

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When is the bread done?

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Why do we have to do this sh*t?

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Ranger.

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Look at this, Mads.

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Even if you have a gun,

I'd still win.

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- It depends on how far away you are.

- Here.

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Let's see who draws first.

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You have to release yours,

I just have to swing this.

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From down there?

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- Can I carry it ...?

- No. Then I'd be like this.

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Kim, you can lift it with one hand,

right? Or do you need two hands?

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- Ready?

- Gotcha.

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Three shots to the chest.

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- Quite cool .. .

- It doesn't get much better than that.

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- See you later, Mads.

- Send my regards.

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Alright, Mads?

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- I'll close off those streets.

- Fine.

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Mini, over there with Kim.

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- Why are you with them?

- He's American.

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- Why are you with them?

- He's red, too.

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Get out of the military. Leave.

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- Leave?

- Yes. Go home.

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Do you have a home?

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I don't owe you any money,

if that's what you're saying.

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He has funny eyes.

He is slant-eyed.

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They look puffy.

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He took it in the ass.

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I regret your losses,

but you all know -

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- that we have to walk in the fields.

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How should we know?

Is it our fault, maybe?

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Last year they bombarded our house.

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I swear by God I don't even

have any clothes to wear.

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And my sons cannot help me.

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Then we must leave our villages.

what can we do?

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What can we do? It's not you

or the Taliban that gets killed.

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we are the ones who get killed.

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The civilians get killed.

We sit in our homes and get bombed.

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The Taliban shoot, and then

they run away. They escape.

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we're sorry, but we try

to move the war up north.

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That would be good for us,

for this ruins everything.

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You can't.

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People fight, because they're poor.

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