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Armadillo
Armadillo

Armadillo

For you it's a movie. For them it's reality.

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DocumentaryWar

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Danish soldiers are sent to Afghanistan in 2009 for 6 months, to help stabilize the country against the Taliban. They're stationed on Armadillo military base in Helman province. Unlike other war movies, this is the real deal – no actors.

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Budget

$1500000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Danish

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

7.05/10

Release Date

27 May 2010

Country

Denmark

Cast

Rasmus

Rasmus

himself (Platoon Commander)

Mads 'Mini'

Mads 'Mini'

himself

Daniel 'Olby'

Daniel 'Olby'

himself

Kim 'Birkerod'

Kim 'Birkerod'

himself

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