Ulya

The film “Ulya” is an emotional story about identity and belonging, set in 1960s Latvia. Ulya is an Old Believer teenager whose unusual height of nearly two meters attracts the attention of basketball coaches. She is taken to Riga, where she finds herself in an unfamiliar big city and the world of professional sport. 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 female basketball player in the world.

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

Director: Viesturs Kairišs

Distributor: Acme Film SIA