Ulya

Synopsis

Soviet Union, Latvia, 1964. Ulya, an Old Believer teenage girl nearly two meters tall, grows up on a faraway country farm. Her unusual height troubles her family, but opens doors to a career as a basketball player: Ulya is whisked to Riga to join a famous team. Struggling with a world that only sees her for her height, she realizes basketball can't fulfill her dream of a normal life and goes back home. Ulya now faces a choice: to hide from the world or become its best basketball player.