The feature-length documentary film “Armadillo”, by Janus Metz and cinematography by Lars Skree is selected for Semaine de la Critique, the distinguished side programme, which seldom includes documentary among its repertoire. ARMADILLO is an upfront account of growing cynicism and adrenaline addiction for young soldiers at war.
Mads and Daniel are on their first mission in Helmand, Afghanistan. Their platoon is stationed in Camp Armadillo, right on the Helmand frontline, fighting tough battles against the Taliban.
The soldiers are there to help the Afghan people, but as fighting gets tougher and operations increasingly hairy, Mads, Daniel and their friends become cynical, widening the gap between themselves and the Afghan civilisation Mistrust and paranoia set in causing alienation and disillusion.
Armadillo is a journey into the soldier’s mind and a unique film on the mythological story of man and war, staged in its contemporary version in Afghanistan. Having been awarded for Semaine de la Critique, Janus Metz is now also a contender for the prestigious Camera d’Or, Cannes Film Festival’s award for best debuting feature film.
Award | Year | Festivals |
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Nominated for Cinema for Peace Award for Justice | 2011 | Berlin, Cinema for Peace 2011 |
Best Danish documentary: Janus Metz |
2011 | Bodil Filmmedarbejderforeningen 2011 |
Robert, Best Documentary | 2011 | Danmarks Film Akademi Robert-uddeling 2011 |
Best Long Documentary | 2011 | River Run International Film Festival 2011 |
Audience Prize | 2011 | Helsinki Doc Point Documentary Film Festival 2011 |
Best cinematography: Lars Skree |
2011 | Bodil Filmmedarbejderforeningen 2011 |
Grand Prix de la Semaine de la Critique | 2010 | Semaine de la Critique, Cannes 2010 |
Best Documentary Film | 2010 | Zürich Film Festival 2010 |
Best Long Documentary | 2010 | Calgary International Film Festival 2010 |
Best Sound Prize | 2010 | Moscow International Film Festival 2-in-1 2010 |
Best Cinematographer | 2010 | Moscow International Film Festival 2-in-1 2010 |
The Grierson Award for Best Documentary | 2010 | London Film Festival 2010 |
Nominated for Best European Documentary Film | 2010 | Berlin European Film Academy Awards 2010 |
San Sebastian International Film Festival | 16-09-2016 |
Message to Man | 20-09-2014 |
Guadalajara Film Festival | 01-03-2013 |
Beijing, Nordox | 20-10-2012 |
Buenos Aires Danish Film Festival | 29-11-2011 |
Brisbane International Film Festival | 03-11-2011 |
Canberra International Film Festival | 26-10-2011 |
Mumbai Film Festival | 13-10-2011 |
Yamagata Int. Documentary Film Festival | 06-10-2011 |
Aarhus, Nordisk Panorama | 23-09-2011 |
DMZ South Korea | 22-09-2011 |
Singapore International Film Festival | 15-09-2011 |
Dokufest Prizren | 23-07-2011 |
Melbourne Film Festival | 21-07-2011 |
Sydney Film Festival | 08-06-2011 |
DOCUMENTARIST Istanbul Documentary Days | 31-05-2011 |
Warszawa, Against Gravity | 06-05-2011 |
Pordenone, Le voci dell’Inchiesta | 10-04-2011 |
Winston-Salem RiverRun International Film Festival | 08-04-2011 |
San Sebastian human rights film festival | 08-04-2011 |
River Run International Film Festival | 08-04-2011 |
Washington DC International Film Festival | 07-04-2011 |
Budapest Titanic International Film Festival | 07-04-2011 |
Istanbul Int. Film Festival | 02-04-2011 |
Wellington, New Zealand Film Festival Showcase | 31-03-2011 |
Wisconsin Film Festival | 30-03-2011 |
Cleveland International Film Festival | 24-03-2011 |
Hong Kong International Film Festival | 20-03-2011 |
Austin, SXSW Film Festival | 11-03-2011 |
ZagrebDox | 06-03-2011 |
Columbia, True/False Film Festival | 03-03-2011 |
Damascus Dox Box Festival | 02-03-2011 |
Belgrade International Film Festival | 25-02-2011 |
Adelaide International Film Festival | 24-02-2011 |
Boulder International Film Festival | 17-02-2011 |
Mexico, Ambulante Gira Documentales | 10-02-2011 |
Danmarks Film Akademi | 06-02-2011 |
Docsbarcelona | 01-02-2011 |
Camden Int. Film Festival | 01-02-2011 |
Amsterdam, IDFA | 03-01-2011 |
Les Arcs European Film Festival | 11-12-2010 |
Jakarta International Film Festival | 27-11-2010 |
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | 19-11-2010 |
Amsterdam, IDFA | 18-11-2010 |
Lithuania Scanorama Film Forum | 11-11-2010 |
Mannheim-Heidelberg, Int. Film Festival | 11-11-2010 |
Montréal Rencontres Int. Du Documentaire | 10-11-2010 |
Sevilla Festival de Cine | 05-11-2010 |
Bratislava International Film Festival | 05-11-2010 |
Denver International Film Festival | 03-11-2010 |
New York, DOC NYC Film Festival | 03-11-2010 |
Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 03-11-2010 |
Moscow International Film Festival 2-in-1 | 22-10-2010 |
Sao Paulo Int. Film Festival | 21-10-2010 |
Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animation | 18-10-2010 |
Morelia International Film Festival | 16-10-2010 |
London Film Festival | 13-10-2010 |
Ghent Flanders Int. Film Festival | 12-10-2010 |
Hamburg FilmFest GmbH | 30-09-2010 |
Vancouver International Film Festival | 30-09-2010 |
Calgary International Film Festival | 24-09-2010 |
Bergen Nordisk Panorama | 24-09-2010 |
Reykjavik Film Festival | 23-09-2010 |
Zürich Film Festival | 23-09-2010 |
Rio de Janeiro Film Festival | 23-09-2010 |
Haifa International Film Festival | 23-09-2010 |
Helsinki Film Festival | 16-09-2010 |
Athens International Film Festival | 15-09-2010 |
MilanoFilmFestival | 10-09-2010 |
Toronto International Film Festival | 09-09-2010 |
Baastad Lilla Filmfestivalen | 05-08-2010 |
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | 02-07-2010 |
Semaine de la Critique, Cannes | 13-05-2010 |
Festivals | Festival date |
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Message to Man | 20-09-2014 |
Guadalajara Film Festival | 01-03-2013 |
Beijing, Nordox | 20-10-2012 |
Buenos Aires Danish Film Festival | 29-11-2011 |
Brisbane International Film Festival | 03-11-2011 |
Canberra International Film Festival | 26-10-2011 |
Mumbai Film Festival | 13-10-2011 |
Yamagata Int. Documentary Film Festival | 06-10-2011 |
Aarhus, Nordisk Panorama | 23-09-2011 |
DMZ South Korea | 22-09-2011 |
Singapore International Film Festival | 15-09-2011 |
Dokufest Prizren | 23-07-2011 |
Melbourne Film Festival | 21-07-2011 |
Sydney Film Festival | 08-06-2011 |
DOCUMENTARIST Istanbul Documentary Days | 31-05-2011 |
Warszawa, Planete Doc Review | 06-05-2011 |
Pordenone, Le voci dell’Inchiesta | 10-04-2011 |
Winston-Salem RiverRun International Film Festival | 08-04-2011 |
San Sebastian human rights film festival | 08-04-2011 |
River Run International Film Festival | 08-04-2011 |
Washington DC International Film Festival | 07-04-2011 |
Budapest Titanic International Film Festival | 07-04-2011 |
Istanbul Int. Film Festival | 02-04-2011 |
Wellington, New Zealand Film Festival Showcase | 31-03-2011 |
Wisconsin Film Festival | 30-03-2011 |
Cleveland International Film Festival | 24-03-2011 |
Hong Kong International Film Festival | 20-03-2011 |
Austin, SXSW Film Festival | 11-03-2011 |
ZagrebDox | 06-03-2011 |
Columbia, True/False Film Festival | 03-03-2011 |
Damascus Dox Box Festival | 02-03-2011 |
Belgrade International Film Festival | 25-02-2011 |
Adelaide International Film Festival | 24-02-2011 |
Boulder International Film Festival | 17-02-2011 |
Mexico, Ambulante Gira Documentales | 10-02-2011 |
Danmarks Film Akademi | 06-02-2011 |
Docsbarcelona | 01-02-2011 |
Camden Int. Film Festival | 01-02-2011 |
Amsterdam, IDFA | 03-01-2011 |
Les Arcs European Film Festival | 11-12-2010 |
Jakarta International Film Festival | 27-11-2010 |
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | 19-11-2010 |
Amsterdam, IDFA | 18-11-2010 |
Lithuania Scanorama Film Forum | 11-11-2010 |
Mannheim-Heidelberg, Int. Film Festival | 11-11-2010 |
Montréal Rencontres Int. Du Documentaire | 10-11-2010 |
Sevilla Festival de Cine | 05-11-2010 |
Bratislava International Film Festival | 05-11-2010 |
Doc New York Film Festival | 03-11-2010 |
Denver International Film Festival | 03-11-2010 |
Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 03-11-2010 |
Moscow International Film Festival 2-in-1 | 22-10-2010 |
Sao Paulo Int. Film Festival | 21-10-2010 |
Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animation | 18-10-2010 |
Morelia International Film Festival | 16-10-2010 |
London Film Festival | 13-10-2010 |
Ghent Flanders Int. Film Festival | 12-10-2010 |
Hamburg FilmFest GmbH | 30-09-2010 |
Vancouver International Film Festival | 30-09-2010 |
Calgary International Film Festival | 24-09-2010 |
Bergen Nordisk Panorama | 24-09-2010 |
Reykjavik Film Festival | 23-09-2010 |
Zürich Film Festival | 23-09-2010 |
Haifa International Film Festival | 23-09-2010 |
Rio de Janeiro Film Festival | 23-09-2010 |
Helsinki Film Festival | 16-09-2010 |
Athens International Film Festival | 15-09-2010 |
MilanoFilmFestival | 10-09-2010 |
Toronto International Film Festival | 09-09-2010 |
Baastad Lilla Filmfestivalen | 05-08-2010 |
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | 02-07-2010 |
Semaine de la Critique, Cannes | 13-05-2010 |