Military Academy (2007)

Basti, doesn't want to go to the Bundeswehr and writes a denial. But as his mate who fancies Basti's girlfriend "forgets" to send the denial Basti is taken in by the Bundeswehr- What seemed to be a nightmare soon becomes a funny adventure.

Director:

Granz Henman

Writers:

Carsten Funke, Granz Henman

Stars:

Franz Dinda, Florian Lukas, Axel Stein

Cast

Credited cast:
Franz Dinda	...	Sebastian 'Basti' Lämmle
Florian Lukas	...	Thorsten Schleifer
Axel Stein	...	Ufo
Kailas Mahadevan	...	Nefzat Akinci
Christian Sengewald	...	Justus von Bülow
Till Trenkel	...	Uwe 'Zonko' Zonkowitz
Oona-Devi Liebich	...	Unteroffizier Jana Rothe
Ronald Nitschke	...	Major Hauptmann
Carsten Norgaard	...	Gregory Ridgeley
Jan Henrik Stahlberg	...	Oberfeldwebel Keller
Maren Scheel	...	Valesca
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Brandner	...	Musterungsarzt
Michael Dorn
Jean-Luc Julien	...	US Soldier (voice)
Sonya Kraus	...	Self

Storyline

The first German army comedy: Finally graduated from high school. Now what? The army? Basti has been dealt a jinxed hand: Despite his faked urine sample, he's found fit for service; even his conscientious objector's form goes astray. Before he knows what's hit him, Basti is dragged from his own party by military police and taken to barracks. Basti finds himself in basic training, with cropped hair, combat uniform, and a bunch of hopelessly chaotic weirdoes as bunkmates. And yet they've got to win the annual maneuver against the crack GIs from the neighboring US base .

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Plot Keywords:

man wrapped in a towel | man wears a thong | male rear nudity | male nudity | urination | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Did You Know?

Goofs

Contrary to Major Hauptmann's claim that Luxembourg doesn't have a secret service, the country does in fact have one, which is the "Service de Renseignement de l'État".

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Connections

References Saving Private Ryan (1998)

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Soundtracks

Soleado
Written by Ciro Dammicco
Performed by Franz Dinda, Christian Sengewald, Florian Lukas, Ronald Nitschke and Axel Stein.

User Reviews

A good comedy

The reason for the low rating is the absolute lack of surprise in the plot - but it is a solid comedy which can be a piece of evidence against anyone who says Germans do not have humour.

I must say, as a former military service man, I was quite intrigue to find the similarities in the military life of different countries. I am full aware of the exaggeration and parody, but nonetheless it resonates.

If you just want to have a good time without turning on your brain, this is a good comedy that you will enjoy.

Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German English

Release Date:

30 August 2007 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Die Stube 54 - Bundeswehrkomödie

Filming Locations:

Lenggries, Bavaria, Germany

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$4,802,665

Company Credits

Production Co:

Medienfonds GFP, Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1