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, and comedian Marco Rima. The plot is a

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about the military service in Switzerland and has been the most successful Swiss movie since 1978's

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, and had some success as well in France, the United States, the UK and even in Russia.

Cast

* Michael Koch as Antonio Carrera *

as Michelle Bluntschi * Mia Aegerter as Laura Moretti * Marco Rima as Captain Franz Reiker * Martin Rapold as Corporal Weiss * Max Rüdlinger as divisionary * Nicolas Steiner as recruit Schlönz * Kaya Inan as recruit Weber * Màrio Almer as recruit Schaffner *

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as Paolo * Lukas Frey as recruit Gmür * Pascal Nussbaumer as recruit Furgler * Jean Vocat as recruit Lombard * Max Sartore as Grenadier Hinkel * Laila Nielsen as Billie * Tamara Sedmak as military police officer

References

External links

* 2003 films Swiss romantic comedy films Swiss German-language films 2003 romantic comedy films Military humor in film 2000s German-language films {{2000s-romantic-comedy-film-stub