| Loafing and Camouflage | |
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| Directed by | Nikos Perakis |
| Produced by | Nikos Perakis |
| Written by | Nikos Perakis |
| Music by | Nicos Mamangakis |
| Release date(s) | 1984 |
| Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Greece |
| Language | Greek |
Loafing and Camouflage (Greek: Λούφα και Παραλλαγή Lufa ke Paralayi/L&C) (1984) 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 installment; instead, telling the story of a modern-day Army company. A TV series version of the movie started airing in 2006 (currently on its second season), featuring actors from the latest L&C movie in the roles of the original characters from the 1984 installment.
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The film tells the story of a group of soldiers, who, during their compulsory military service in 1967 and 1968, before and during the Greek Junta, are assigned to the, then, recently founded Armed Forces Television. This TV station, founded for the civilian population, was run by the Cinematographic Unit of the army which until then had only produced propaganda films and newsreels and was responsible for entertaining the troops and other charity organizations with movie screenings. The personnel was composed mostly of soldiers, who already had experience in the film business in their civilian lives, as well as those who received their training in the army.