Ulya (2026)
A giant girl lives in a wild rural environment. When the modern world enters this isolated Russian Old Believer milieu, the girl is taken away and dragged into the world of professional sports. The aim does not differ much from that of a circus in the Middle Ages – to entertain audiences and exploit the limits of people’s mental and physical abilities. But the girl proves to have unbelievable willpower and athletic talent. She is able to adapt and triumph in this new world. This is the story of the famous basketball player Ulyana Semyonova.
Director: Viesturs Kairišs
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Karlis Arnolds Avots as Ulya |
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Chulpan Khamatova as Natālija |
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Aleksas Kazanavičius as Larions |
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Artūrs Krūzkops as Kārlis Karbergs |
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Kaspars Dumburs as Pauls Karpovičs |
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Shamil Khamatov as Pāvels |
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Alise Dzene as Maija |
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Madara Viļčuka as Ilze |
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Dārta Cīrule as |
| Directing | Viesturs Kairišs | Director |
| Production | Guntis Trekteris | Producer |
| Production | Pille Rünk | Co-Producer |
| Production | Małgorzata Staroń | Co-Producer |
| Writing | Karlis Arnolds Avots | Writer |
| Writing | Livia Ulman | Writer |
| Writing | Andris Feldmanis | Writer |
| Camera | Wojciech Staroń | Director of Photography |
| Art | Ieva Jurjāne | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rūta Lečaitė | Costume Designer |
| Editing | Armands Začs | Editor |
| Writing | Karlis Arnolds Avots | Idea |
| Sound | Siim Škepast | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Marko Veisson | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Ramo Teder | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Liisi Põllumaa | Key Makeup Artist |
