Movies and TvShows featuring "national-service" theme.
Moffie is a movie based on the memoir of the same name, depicting the story of a gay teenager who is drafted into the South African military during the era of apartheid. Set in the 1980s, the film explores themes of forbidden love, homophobia, and the challenges faced by a gay soldier in a homophobic society. It follows his journey of self-discovery, sexual awakening, and the struggles he faces in an environment of strict military training and societal prejudice.
Queen & Country is a coming-of-age story about a young man named Bill Rohan who joins the British Army during the Korean War. Through his experiences, he learns about friendship, love, and the challenges of military life.
In France in 1981, a group of friends come together to start a pirate radio station. Along the way, they encounter personal struggles, political intrigue, and the significance of friendship and love.
Heart of a Lion tells the story of a Finnish neo-Nazi who falls in love with a woman who has a biracial child. As their relationship develops, the man begins to question his beliefs and grapples with his past. This thought-provoking film explores themes of love, prejudice, and redemption.
The fourth addition to the franchise sees the return of the army boys including Sergeant Ong, Lobang, Ken Chow and Aloysius, joined by a new female officer, as they are called back for in-camp training under the Armoured Formation of the Singapore Armed Forces. Hilarious situations happen when they are back training together and their military roles reversed. Their brotherhood is also put to the test when new enemy threats arise.
During the 1970s in Taiwan, a young man is conscripted into the military and stationed at a brothel where he becomes involved in a complicated love affair. As he navigates through the challenging circumstances, he discovers the true meaning of love and confronts the realities of war.
The core of the plot is the romantic triangle formed by the protagonist, a conscripted soldier named Private Brigg, a worldly professional soldier named Sergeant Driscoll, and Phillipa Raskin, the daughter of the Regimental Sergeant Major. The location is a British army base in Singapore during the Malayan Emergency.
Carry On Sergeant is a campy British sex comedy that spoofs military life. Set in a national service camp, the film follows the misadventures of a group of British soldiers, led by a bumbling corporal. Based on a novel, this first-of-series film is a hilarious parody comedy with plenty of sexual innuendos and laughs.
Close to Home (2005) is a gripping drama that follows the story of an Israeli female soldier serving in Jerusalem. The film explores the challenges and experiences she faces as she navigates the complexities of her military service and confronts the realities of life in a conflict-ridden city.
A Liverpool gang member wins a singing contest is then called up for National Service where he clashes with another soldier.
Privates is a 2013 BBC One drama television series set in 1960 which follows the stories of eight privates who are part of the last intake of National Service, and their relationships with their officers and non-commissioned officers, civilian staff and families. The series was written by Damian Wayling, directed by Bryn Higgins and produced by Nick Pitt. The setting is the fictional North Yorkshire Regiment, although for dramatic effect the characters are from a variety of backgrounds including London, Liverpool, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Filmed in Northern Ireland, extras were provided by soldiers, wives and families of 2nd Battalion, The Rifles. Locations were Ballykinler Army Base, Tyrella Beach, South Promenade Newcastle.
Over the five days after a military coup, army troops arrive to enforce martial law and encounter a growing resistance movement.
A Singaporean-made comedy about a group of 18 year old boys who are beginning the mandatory two-year military service in the Singapore army. Despite their different racial and family backgrounds, they discover many similarities and forge a friendship which would help ease their transition to the tough army routine.
After realising his foolishness in malingering, Ken returns to Tekong to continue his Basic Military Training, and reforms himself as a model recruit. However, this draws dislike and mockery from his section mates, led by the street-smart Lobang.
Vääpeli Körmy is a military officer in the Finnish army who finds himself in a series of amusing and absurd situations. From participating in a beauty contest to dealing with a prankster soldier, Körmy's journey is filled with unexpected events and comedic moments. Along the way, he must also navigate the challenges of being a single parent. This movie provides a humorous look at military life and the unique experiences of a soldier in Finland.
Ah Boys To Men is a comedy film set in Singapore, focusing on a group of young men who are enlisted into the Singaporean military. It follows their journey as they go through the rigors of basic training and face various challenges along the way. With humor and heart, the movie explores themes of friendship, patriotism, and the trials and tribulations of serving in the military.
The military farce, directed by Lasse Pöysti, is based on Joel Laikka's novel. The illiterate Nieminen (Pöysti), who starts his military service through mischief and being tempted by other rookies, causes confusion in the barracks. At the behest of colonel (Paavo Jännes), attempts are made to teach him in different ways - the women of the locality are also interested in teaching. Soon Nieminen will be the competing with sergeant major Vasikainen (Reino Valkama) for the affections of the colonel's cook Vieno (Toini Vartiainen).
Lads' Army was a British reality TV programme, specifically of the kind that constitutes a historically derived social experiment – other examples being The 1900 House and The Frontier House. Shown on ITV, Bad Lads Army is based on the premise of subjecting today's delinquent young men to the conditions of conscripts to British Army National Service of the 1950s to see if this could rehabilitate them. The programme was derived from an earlier one called simply Lads Army in which a number of volunteers underwent four weeks of basic training for 1950s National Service. Unlike the three sequel series, the original programme's experiment was merely to see if members of the modern British public could cope with the 1950s training, and how they compared to the public of that period. The success of the original series led to the experiment being repeated with the recruits being petty criminals, often given the option to undergo the training by courts as an alternative to serving pending sentences, to explore the proposition that it would be beneficial to reinstate National Service for petty criminals and delinquents as an alternative to more conventional sentences.
En is an 18-year-old who has lost his father to cancer. As his family is drawn together in a sudden tragedy, he has to decide what he believes in. But in a country where ideologies are forged on constantly shifting sands, he struggles to stay true to what he knows to be right. And in a family that prefers to forget, the sandcastles of all he holds dear seem doomed to be washed away by the tides of time.
