Film “Ulya”

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

Film length 103 min.

Genre drama, biography

Recommended 12+

Director Viesturs Kairišs

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