Ulya
7.4
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.
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Karlis Arnolds Avots
Ulya
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Viesturs Kairišs Director · Livia Ulman Writer Andris Feldmanis Writer
United States release November 7, 2026 · Produced in Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Lithuania · Languages Latvian, Russian
Production
Ego Media
Production
Allfilm
Production
Staron Film
Production
Tremora
Production
Latvia · Estonia · Poland · Lithuania
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Uļa
Original language
Latvian
Spoken on screen
Latvian · Russian
Release dates
France · May 21, 2026
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Latvia · September 15, 2026
Theatrical
United States · November 7, 2026
Premiere · New York Baltic Film Festival
Estonia
November 6, 2026 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
November 20, 2026 · Theatrical
Germany
November 4, 2026 · Premiere · Nordic Film Days Lübeck
November 6, 2026 · Premiere · FilmFestival Cottbus
Israel
July 12, 2026 · Premiere · Jerusalem Film Festival
Lithuania
January 22, 2027 · Theatrical
Luxembourg
October 9, 2026 · Premiere · Central and Eastern European Film Festival
Poland
October 9, 2026 · Premiere · Warsaw International Film Festival
Slovakia
September 10, 2026 · Premiere · Cinematik International Film Festival
Taiwan
October 11, 2026 · Premiere · Kaohsiung Film Festival
United Kingdom
November 15, 2026 · Premiere · London Baltic Film Festival
Uzbekistan
October 25, 2026 · Premiere · XI European Film Festival
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