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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Alise Dzene as Maija |
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Dārta Cīrule as |
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Madara Viļčuka as |
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Shamil Khamatov as |
| Directing | Viesturs Kairišs | Director |
| Production | Guntis Trekteris | Producer |
| Production | Pille Rünk | Co-Producer |
| Production | Ivo Felt | 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 |
| Costume & Make-Up | Liisi Põllumaa | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Armands Začs | Editor |
| Writing | Karlis Arnolds Avots | Idea |
| Sound | Siim Škepast | Sound Director |
