I have been watching a lot of documentaries films as of late, partly due
to the fact I wouldn't mind venturing down the route of becoming a documentary
film maker as well as the a photographer. I also have been watching a fair few
documentaries on the war in Afghanistan, such as Restrepo which I have talked a little about
already, Armadillo was the next one on my list to watch, and I finally got
round to watching it today.
The feature-length follows the men of Guard Hussars Regiment of the
Danish Army, on their first mission in Helmand Province, at the Forward
Operating Base Armadillo. Instead of showing the day to day chores of the
soldiers, it shows the psychological effect on the soldiers after certain
events throughout their six month stay in Afghanistan, each having their own
reaction and ways of coping with these events. As mentioned before the men of
the Guard Hussars are Danish and I think this makes the documentary even more
interesting as people relate the war in Afghanistan to America and British
armed forces and it is nice to see the war from another countries point of
view.
Once again the trailer is available by clicking on the image below.
