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ULYA UĻA
- 01:42
- 200 rsd
Latvia, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania 2026
Selection : Parallels and Encounters
Director: Viesturs Kairišs
Writer: Kārlis Arnolds Avots, Livia Ulman, Andris Feldmanis
Cast: Kārlis Arnolds Avots, Chulpan Khamatova, Aleksas Kazanavičius, Arturs Krūzkops, Kaspars Dumburs, Alise Dzene
Cinematography: Wojciech Staroń
Editing: Armands Začs
Costume designer: Rūta Lečaitė
Soundtrack: PUULUUP
Production: Ego Media, in co-production with Allfilm, Staron Film, Tremora
Producer: Guntis Trekteris
Filmography: 2022 January 2020 The Sign Painter 2016 The Chronicles of Melanie 2014 Invisible City 2014 Pelican in the Desert 2009 Lohengrin from Varka Kru 2006 Dark Deer 2004 Romeo and Juliet 2004 Monument (short) 2001 Leaving by the Way
Soviet Union, Latvia, 1964. Ulya, an Old Believer teenage girl nearing two meters tall, grows up on a faraway country farm. Her unusual height troubles her family, who wonder if there's a place for her in the world. When her class photo reaches basketball coaches, Ulya is whisked to 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. After fleeing 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 be the best basketball player in the world.
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Selection : Parallels and Encounters
Director: Viesturs Kairišs
Writer: Kārlis Arnolds Avots, Livia Ulman, Andris Feldmanis
Cast: Kārlis Arnolds Avots, Chulpan Khamatova, Aleksas Kazanavičius, Arturs Krūzkops, Kaspars Dumburs, Alise Dzene
Cinematography: Wojciech Staroń
Editing: Armands Začs
Costume designer: Rūta Lečaitė
Soundtrack: PUULUUP
Production: Ego Media, in co-production with Allfilm, Staron Film, Tremora
Producer: Guntis Trekteris
Filmography: 2022 January 2020 The Sign Painter 2016 The Chronicles of Melanie 2014 Invisible City 2014 Pelican in the Desert 2009 Lohengrin from Varka Kru 2006 Dark Deer 2004 Romeo and Juliet 2004 Monument (short) 2001 Leaving by the Way
