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The Chicken Commander (2004)
Directed by Fridrik Gudmundsson
Documentary · 52m
The Chicken Commander is a unique film about a few Icelandic civilians, from a country that has no military, suddenly bearing arms at garrison KAIA (Kabul Airport). At the centre is the garrison commander Halli, who was transformed from an air-traffic controller in Reykjavik to a high ranking officer in a NATO army. The commander gave unprecedented and uncensored access to his garrison and the close to 2000 multinational troops stationed in the war torn country of Afghanistan. Through the often naïve eyes of the Icelandic men we experience the environment, both inside the camp and outside and get to know their emotions and sometimes humorous vision towards their own experience.
Crew
- Director
- Fridrik Gudmundsson
- Screenplay
- Kristinn Hrafnsson, Martin Regal
- Director of Photography
- Fridrik Gudmundsson
- Editor
- Birgir Þór Bragason, Fridrik Gudmundsson, Ásta Briem
- Producer
- Kristinn Hrafnsson, Sigurjón Jónsson
Details
- Original title
- Íslenska sveitin
- Release date
- 2004-01-01
- Runtime
- 52m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- IS
- Spoken languages
- Icelandic
- Countries
- Iceland
- Production
- Tindra - Orðspor (IS)