Film “Ulya”

On Sunday, October 25, at 7:00 p.m., the film “Ulya” will be shown at the Nītaure Cultural House.

Admission: 3 EUR.

The film “Ulya” is an emotional story about identity and belonging set in 1960s Latvia. Ulya is a teenage Old Believer whose unusual height of almost two meters attracts the attention of basketball coaches. She is taken to Riga, where she finds herself in a big city strange to her and in the world of professional sports. Struggling with inner doubts, the girl soon realizes that she must make the most important choice of her life - hide from the world or accept herself and become the best basketball player in the world.

Director: Viesturs Kairišs. Cast: Kārlis Arnolds Avots, Čulpana Hamatova, Aleksas Kazanavičius, Shamil Khamatov, Kaspars Dumburs, Arturs Krūzkops, Madara Viļčuka, Dārta Cīrule, Alise Dzene, Varvara Chekh.