
Uranya(2006)
A group of young boys must decide whether to buy a TV set to watch the launch of Apollo 11 or visit Uranya to learn about the secrets of love.


“Our national... tragedy now a comedy.”
A group of Greek soldiers are assigned to run the Cinematographic Unit of the army in the midst of political unrest.

Nikos Kalogeropoulos
Pvt Ioannis Papadopoulos

Giorgos Kimoulis
Pvt Ahilleas Labrou

Stavros Xenidis
Col A. Kontelis

Andreas Filippides
Lt. Col. Minas Katsabelas

Takis Spyridakis
Pvt Panagiotis Balourdos

Tania Kapsali
Emmanouela Dimaki

Hristos Valavanidis
Maj D. Karavidis

Antonis Theodorakopoulos
Captain

Fotis Polyhronopoulos
Pvt Michalis 'Karamazov' Karamanos

Nikos Tsachiridis
Staff Sergeant
Loafing and Camouflage is a comedy film released in 1984 exploring themes of army, athens, greece, dictatorship, historical, greek military junta, tv station. Directed by Nikos Perakis, it stars Nikos Kalogeropoulos, Giorgos Kimoulis, Stavros Xenidis. A group of Greek soldiers are assigned to run the Cinematographic Unit of the army in the midst of political unrest.
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