The feature film "Uļa" will be screened in Saldus at the Large Hall of Saldus Municipality from 9 to 14 October 2026. Directed by Viesturs Kairišs, the film is a visually and emotionally powerful story about identity, coming of age and the search for belonging in Latvia in the late 1960s. Uļa is an Old Believer teenager nearly two metres tall who is taken to Riga after her class photograph reaches basketball coaches, and joins a legendary team. The film follows her struggle with training, expectations and the choice between hiding and becoming the world’s best basketball player. Running time: 103 minutes. Cast includes Kārlis Arnolds Avots, Čulpana Hamatova, Aleksas Kazanavičius, Arturs Krūzkops, Kaspars Dumburs, Alise Dzene, Dārta Cīrule, Madara Viļčuka and Šamils Hamatovs.
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