Latvian Oscar Submission ‘Ulya’ Sells Wide Ahead of Opening Tallinn: ‘This Film Is a Blockbuster’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Latvian Oscar Submission ‘Ulya’ Sells Wide Ahead of Opening Tallinn: ‘This Film Is a Blockbuster’ (EXCLUSIVE) hakkında magazin dünyasında yaşanan en son ayrıntılar ve sıcak gelişmeler netleşti. Oct 28, 2026 5:07am PT Latvian Oscar Submission ‘Ulya’ Sells Wide Ahead of Opening Tallinn: ‘This Film Is a Blockbuster’ (EXCLUSIVE) ‘Ulya’ has closed sales to a North America and France, while now the second most-watched film in Latvian history, notes director Viesturs Kairiš By Marta Balaga Plus Icon Marta Balaga Latest ‘Barbara Forever’ Director Brydie O’Connor on Celebrating a Lesbian Icon Who Did It All – and Getting Support From Christine Vachon 1 day ago ‘Good Girls’ Director on Life in Girls’ Correctional Center in Poland: ‘It Damages You Even More’ (EXCLUSIVE) 2 days ago ORF-Enterprise Boards ‘Crème de la Crème’ – About a Sperm Bank Business – Produced by Whatever Pictures and a ‘Playful and Irreverent’ Series 2 weeks ago See All Add us as a Google Preferred Source Comments International distributors continue to fall for “ Ulya .” The Latvian Oscar submission for Best International Feature Film has closed North America (New Mountain Films), France (Destiny), Italy (Invisible Carpet), Slovakia (ASFK), former Yugoslavia (Five Star Distribution), Estonia (Hea Film), Lithuania (GPI), MENA (Teleview), Finland (Cinema Orion), Poland (1989) and Brazil (Belas Arte). The black-and-white film, directed by Viesturs Kairišs , will open the 30th edition of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival .

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It premiered at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section. Produced by Ego Media (LV), Allfilm (EE), Staroń Film (PL) and Tremora (LT), it’s sold by B-Rated International.

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Inspired by the life of legendary basketball player Ulyana Semjonova, born in 1952, “Ulya” is not a typical biopic. “I don’t think I could ever make a nice, typical biopic.

My interest lies in arthouse films. I wasn’t really thinking about sports either.

I wanted to tell a Werner Herzog-esque story about a giant girl living in the countryside,” Kairišs told Variety . Semjonova was known for her size; she stood at seven feet tall.

But it also made her a bit of a recluse. “I’ve been wondering how to get into her head.

I wanted it to be very, very subjective. To stick to her point of view, we used what we called ‘crazy cameras’ and slightly out-of-focus shots.

Finding the landscape of her inner soul was a very concrete task.” It was not Kairišs who came up with the idea of making a film about Semjonova. It was the long-held dream of his lead, Kārlis Arnolds Avots .

“When I became the artistic director of the Dailes Theatre, I was looking for actors and he was outstanding. During our first meeting, when I asked him to join our ensemble, he said: ‘You know, I would like to play Ulyana Semjonova.’ Then I forgot all about it,” recalled Kairišs.

“In theatre, it’s not unusual for men to play women. It goes back to Shakespearean times.

A few years later, he played in my film ‘January’. At one point, while I was resting, I heard Kārlis talking to our DP, explaining this idea to him again.

That’s when I realized: It’s a film!” Other collaborators still needed convincing, though. “Everyone wanted us to make a standard biopic.

It could be a good film, but it wouldn’t be my film. We set out to make a film about a girl and we just had to believe in it.” As proved by a photograph of Semjonova with Kārlis Arnolds Avots, added at the end of the film, she actually gave them her blessing.

She passed away in January, 2026. It must have been strange to have us come over and say: ‘And a boy will be playing you.’ But it quickly became clear why it made sense,” said Kairišs.

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