''He's in the Army Now'' (original Turkish title: ''O Şimdi Asker'') is a 2003 Turkish film, directed by

Mustafa Altıoklar Mustafa Altıoklar (born 1958) is a Turkish film director, Film producer, producer and screenwriter. He is the chairman of the Turkish Film Directors Association and is fluent in English. Although he graduated from the medical faculty of Istanbul U ...

on a screenplay co-written by him and Levent Kazak.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363852/

Plot

When the devastating Kocaeli earthquake occurs, the Turkish government passes a special law allowing people to complete their military service in a month. Many make use of this law including Murat (a factory owner), Ömer (a factory worker), Gökhan Özoğuz (frontman of the ska-punk band

Athena Athena or Athene, often given the epithet Pallas, is an ancient Greek religion, ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, warfare, and handicraft who was later syncretism, syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva. Athena was regarde ...

), Nihat (who lost his family in the earthquake), Can (who was rejected by the army for being overweight), Levent (a thespian), Australian Turk Hüseyin and his son Seyfi Paul, Laptop Recep. They join those who are already at the base: Captain Volkan Ateş (the commanding officer) and Karlıdağ (who is on extended service due to indiscipline).

Cast

*Ali Poyrazoğlu (Hüseyin) *

Pelin Batu Pelin Batu (born 27 December 1978) is a Turkish author, actress, historian, and television personality. Biography Pelin Batu is born on the 27th of December 1978 to İnal Batu and an Albanian mother. Due to her father İnal Batu's career as ...

(Müzeyyen) *

Mehmet Günsür Mehmet Günsür (; born 8 May 1975) is a Turkish model, actor and producer. Early life Günsür was born in 1975 as the second child of a family of Tatar descent (a Turkic ethnic subgroup). His mother, Sibel, was a lecturer and his father, Te ...

(Nihat Denizer) *

Yavuz Bingöl Yavuz Bingöl (born 7 October 1964) is a Turkish folk music singer and actor. Early life Bingöl was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1964 to teacher Yılmaz Bingöl and folk singer Senem Akkaş (better known with her stage name Şahsenem Bacı), both ...

(Karlıdağ) * Levent Kazak (Artist-Levent Kazak) *Ercan Saatçi (Murat) * Naci Taşdöğen (Süslü Başçavuş) *Özcan Deniz (Yüzbaşı Volkan Ateş) * Gökhan Özoğuz (Athena Gökhan) *Seray Sever (Doctor Yasemin Alkoç) *Hakan Ka (Laptop Recep) *

Yiğit Özşener Yiğit Özşener (; born 6 April 1972) is a Turkish actor. Early life After Ottoman Empire collapsed, His paternal family is of Turkish descent who immigrated from Kavala. His maternal family is of Turkish descent who immigrated from Skopje. ...

(Ömer) *Ali Ersin Yenar (Can) *

Özlem Tekin Özlem Tekin (born November 18, 1971) is a Turkish singer and occasional actress, primarily known for her music. Though she started out in the hard rock genre, her music has progressed to incorporate different styles such as house, punk, pop ...

(Aylin) *Metin Belgin (Albay Arif Keser) *

Meral Okay Meral Okay (, née Katı; September 20, 1959 – April 9, 2012) was a Turkish actress, film producer and screenwriter. Early life Okay was born on September 20, 1959, in Ankara to military judge Ata Katı and Türkan as the second child. During h ...

(Resmiye) *Küçük İskender (Savcı) *Fethi Kantarcı (Seyfi Paul) *Sarp Levendoğlu (Greek soldier) *Yunus Günce (Doktor Okan) *Erdem Ergüney (Çavuş) *Nazif Uslu (Ağa) *Emir Özbek (Sürmeli) *Çağlayan Neyman *Taner Karagüzel *Güneş Emir

References

External links

* 2003 films 2000s Turkish-language films 2003 comedy-drama films Films set in Turkey Turkish comedy-drama films {{2000s-comedy-drama-film-stub