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THE SEND-OFF

THE SEND-OFF
By Aleksandr Rozhnov

GENRE: Comedy
LOGLINE:

In 1996 rural Ukraine, three young friends embark on a wild overnight journey to help their buddy confess his love before leaving for the army  but one crazy night turns into a full-blown disaster filled with alcohol, fights, unexpected romance, blackmail, and a police bribery gone wrong. Think The Hangover meets post-Soviet countryside.

SYNOPSIS:

In 1996, in a small Ukrainian village, three friends the impulsive Ruslan, the cautious Roman, and the shy teenager Levko gather to send off their buddy Ivan, who’s leaving for military service. What starts as a simple farewell quickly turns into a chaotic chain of misadventures.

When Ivan reveals he’s secretly in love with a girl from a neighboring village, Ruslan convinces the others to help him confess his feelings before it's too late. But after one wild night involving homemade alcohol, an angry boyfriend, blackouts, and a series of escalating mishaps including lost virginity, fights, police corruption, livestock liberation, dynamited fish, and unexpected childbirth the trio wake up with no memory of what happened or where Ivan went.

As they piece together the crazy night, trying to save their friend from missing his draft date, each of them confronts their own fears and weaknesses. Levko finally becomes a man, Roman learns to stand up for himself, and Ruslan finds an unexpected calling.

A coming-of-age buddy comedy mixing absurd humor, small-town chaos, and a nostalgic slice of post-Soviet life in the spirit of The Hangover but through the lens of 90s Ukraine.

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