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Life Begins (2025)

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The Protagonist is a war veteran who struggles to readjust to civilian life after participating in fierce battles. He finds it difficult to find his place, even at home. After a fight in a pub, he is imprisoned in a military facility and then sent back home, where memories, physical and emotional trauma, and the sounds of war haunt him.
Genre: War, PTSD, Drama
Category: Feature film
Running time: 27 min
Script: Base of the novel Pavlo Belianskyi Fight Not Retreat
Language: Ukrainian
Filming Locations: Ukraine
Directed by: Oleksii Taranenko
Written by: Pablo Belianskii
Produced by: Andrii Korniienko
Country: Ukraine
Stage of production: Complete
Production: Good Morning Film
Co-financed: Ukrainian Cultural Foundation
Release: 2025

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