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UĻA
(ULYA)
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.
Directed by : Viesturs KAIRIŠS
Year of production: 2026
Country: Latvia, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania
Durée : 102 minutes
Year of production: 2026
Country: Latvia, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania
Durée : 102 minutes
Credits
- Viesturs KAIRIŠS Director
- Ramo TEDER Music
- Marko VEISSON Music
- Arnolds Karlis AVOTS Screenplay
- Livia ULMAN Screenplay
- Andris FELDMANIS Screenplay
- Wojciech STARON Cinematography
- Ieva JURJĀNE Production Design
- Armands ZACS Editing
- Siim SKEPAST Sound
Casting
- Karlis Arnolds AVOTS Ulya
- Khamatova CHULPAN Mother
- Aleksas KAZANAVIČIUS Father
- Kaspars DUMBURS Pauls Karpovičs
- Arturs KRUZKOPS Karbergs
- Shamil KHAMATOV Pavel
- Madara VILCUKA Ilze
- Dārta CĪRULE Maiga
- Alise DZENE Maija
Contacts
Production
-
EGO MEDIA
Antonijas iela 24-3
1010
RIGA Latvia[email protected]http://www.egomedia.lv
Secondary Production
- ALLFILM OÜ Estonia
Secondary Production
- STARON FILM Poland
Secondary Production
- TREMORA Lithuania
French press
-
Gilles LYON CAEN
International Press
-
ALIBI COMMUNICATIONSwww.alibicommunications.be
Portier BRIGITTA[email protected]
Distribution
- DESTINY FILMSwww.destinydistribution.com
International sales
- B RATED INTERNATIONALhttps://b-ratedinternational.com
