In Latvia, the name Ulya is a bit like the sporting equivalent of Bono in many parts of the world. No last name needed for people to know who you are talking about! If you are not in the know yet, it is the name of legendary Latvian basketball player Uļjana “Ulya” Semjonova. Now, Ulya , a biographical drama directed by Latvian director Viesturs Kairišs that is inspired by her life, is set to world premiere in the Cannes Film Festival ‘s Un Certain Regard section , bringing her story to the world. The film follows an athlete’s journey from a rural life and feeling awkward about her unusual height and confused about her identity to basketball stardom. Latvian actor Kārlis Arnolds Avots – you may have seen him in January or Soviet Jeans – portrays the athlete and co-wrote the script with Livia Ulman and Andris Feldmanis. The cinematography was handled by Wojtek Staron. The producer is Guntis Trekteris of Ego Media, with Ieva Norviliene, Pille Rünk and Malgorzata Staron serving as co-producers.…