Uļa / Уля / Ulya

ULYA 
Uļa
Latvia, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, 2026, 102 minutes
Director: Viesturs KAIRIŠS 
Cast: Kārlis Arnolds Avots , Chulpan Khamatova, Aleksas Kazanavičius, Arturs Krūzkops, Kaspars Dumburs, Alise Dzene, Dārta Cīrule, Madara Viļčuka, Shamil Khamatov

 Soviet Union, Latvia, 1964. Ulya, an Old Believer teenage girl nearing two meters tall, grows up on a faraway country farm. Her unusual height troublesher family, who wonder if there’s a place for her in the world. When her class photo reaches basketball coaches, Ulya is whisked to capital Riga to join a famous basketball team. Struggling with her height and identity, she trains hard, but realizes basketball can’t fulfill her dream of a normal life. Afterfleeing back home, Ulya discovers both village life and basketball see her only for her height. Accepting herself, she faces a choice: hide or aim to bethe best basketball player in the world.

 

Language: Latvian and Russian 
Subtitles: English