LATVIAN FILM MARATHON | ULYA

A drama film by Viesturs Kairišs

ULYA

"Ulya" is an emotional story about identity and belonging, set in 1960s Latvia.

A documentary and paradoxical story about an extraordinary woman, the world’s most famous female basketball player, whose life began as that of an unusually huge child in the remote Latvian countryside, on the homestead of a family of Old Believers. As a teenager, she first arrives in Riga as a confused and shy girl, and only gradually learns to use the advantages of her height, discovering her athletic talent and strong willpower.

Starring: Kārlis Arnolds Avots, Chulpan Khamatova, Aleksas Kazanavičius, Shamil Khamatov, Kaspars Dumburs, Arturs Krūzkops, Madara Viļčuka, Dārta Cīrule, Alise Dzene, Varvara Čekhsrnolds

Film length: 1h 43min

Age rating: 12+