Ulya

Plot

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.

About Ulya

Ulya (Latvian: Uļa) is a 2026 biographical drama film directed by Viestur Kairish, co-written with Kārlis Arnolds Avots, Livia Ulman, and Andris Feldmanis. A co-production between Latvia, Poland, Estonia, and Lithuania, it stars Kārlis Arnolds Avots as Latvian basketball legend Uljana Semjonova. The film had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2026. It was selected as the Latvian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards.

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