Loafing and Camouflage: Sirens in the Aegean
Encyclopedia
Loafing and Camouflage: Sirens in the Aegean is a 2005 film and the seoncd to bear the "Loafing & Camo" stamp, the first being Loafing and Camouflage
by Nikos Perakis
. The film stars an ensemble cast of Greek and Turkish actors. In 2011, the film "Loafing and Camouflage: Sirens at Land
" is the reunion of the cast 8 years later.
, when they are assigned to spend a few days guarding a small rock island named Pitta to defend an alleged invasion from Turkish troops. After their arrival in Pitta, everything looked normal until a Turkish boat (sent there for a modeling photo shooting) disembarked 4 castaways on Pitta. Amongst the models was the niece of a Turkish Admiral, which made things more complicated when the Turkish authorities started looking for them. The protagonists did not know what to do since a diplomatic episode could be inevitable. The outcome is the involvement of both countries in the incident resulting in several comic situations.
Loafing and Camouflage
Loafing and Camouflage is a Greek cult comedy classic film directed by Nikos Perakis. It was followed in 1987 by BIOS kai Politeia, bringing the characters in a post-20 year "reunion". In 2005, Loafing and Camouflage: Sirens in the Aegean was released, bearing no relation to the first...
by Nikos Perakis
Nikos Perakis
Nikos Perakis is a Greek writer and film director. He has studied at the Fine Arts Academy of Munich. At that time he worked as a set and costume designer...
. The film stars an ensemble cast of Greek and Turkish actors. In 2011, the film "Loafing and Camouflage: Sirens at Land
Loafing and Camouflage: Sirens at Land
Loafing and Camouflage: Sirens at Land is a 2011 film and the third to bear the "Loafing & Camo" stamp, the first being Loafing and Camouflage by Nikos Perakis...
" is the reunion of the cast 8 years later.
Plot
This army satire follows a small group of Greek soldiers in the island of KosKos
Kos or Cos is a Greek island in the south Sporades group of the Dodecanese, next to the Gulf of Gökova/Cos. It measures by , and is from the coast of Bodrum, Turkey and the ancient region of Caria. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within the Kos peripheral unit, which is...
, when they are assigned to spend a few days guarding a small rock island named Pitta to defend an alleged invasion from Turkish troops. After their arrival in Pitta, everything looked normal until a Turkish boat (sent there for a modeling photo shooting) disembarked 4 castaways on Pitta. Amongst the models was the niece of a Turkish Admiral, which made things more complicated when the Turkish authorities started looking for them. The protagonists did not know what to do since a diplomatic episode could be inevitable. The outcome is the involvement of both countries in the incident resulting in several comic situations.
Cast
- Yannis Tsimitselis .... Tzibitzidis
- George Seitaridis .... Parlavatzas
- Ioannis Papazisis .... Kalouris
- Orfeas Avgoustidis .... Stavrakomathiakakis
- Socratis Patsikas .... Nakos
- Stelios Ksanthoudakis .... Papadakis
- Vassilis Haralabopoulos .... Bakakos
- Renos Haralambidis .... Makris
- Vicky KayaVicky KayaVicky Kaya born July 4, 1978, is a Greek model, television presenter and occasional actress who has appeared on the covers of numerous international fashion magazines such as Vogue, Esquire, Madame Figaro, Marie Claire, and Elle.She is currently hosting the Greek equivalent of America's Next Top...
.... Marialena - Tugçe KazazTugçe KazazTuğçe Kazaz is a Turkish model and Miss Turkey 2001.- Biography :Tuğçe Kazaz was born in Edremit, Balıkesir Province. She was educated in International Relations at the Yeditepe University in Istanbul....
.... Havva - Arzu YanardagArzu YanardağArzu Yanardağ is a Turkish actress and model.-Biography:Arzu Yanardağ studied at Bakırköy Primary School and Bakırköy Anatolian Girls High School. In 1994, she started her modelling career at the Başak Görsoy Model Agency and went on to become of the most prominent models in Turkey...
.... Sevda - Muge Bakircioglou .... Pinar
- Metin Belgin .... Osman
- Aris Bafaloukas .... Gouvelis
- Apostolis Totsikas .... Livadas
- Yetkin Dikinciler .... Kenan
- Turgay Tanülkü .... Turgut
- Nizam Madak .... Helih
- Khan Farsana .... Nouri
- Ram Satoop .... Haroon
- Ahmad Habach .... Cemal
External links
- Loafing and Camouflage: Sirens in the Aegean (Producer's website)