UĻA

UĻA

12+ Drama, Biography 1h 43min

Synopsis

The film “Uļa” is an emotional story about identity and belonging, set in 1960s Latvia. Uļa is an Old Believer teenager whose unusual, almost two-meter-tall stature attracts the attention of basketball coaches. She is taken to Riga, where she finds herself in a big city alien to her and in 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 to accept herself and become the best basketball player in the world.

Director: Viesturs Kairišs.

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

Official trailer of the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1szqpuOC4HQ