Original Title: Maija un Paija
Status
Released
Release
1991
Runtime
1h 36m
A Latvian fairy-tale film based on Anna Brigadere’s classic play. It follows two stepsisters: gentle, hardworking Maija and spoiled, idle Paija whose trials in the underworld reveal their true natures, with rewards and consequences to match.
15 Cast Members
Elīna Siliņa
Maija
Ieva Sāviča
Paija
Lilita Ozoliņa
Pate
German Tikhonov
Varis
Elza Radziņa
Laima
Inga Aizbalte
Elita Krastiņa
Uldis Pūcītis
Antra Liedskalniņa
Inta Grīnberga
Inese Laizāne
Ēvalds Valters
Arvīds Ozoliņš
Pēteris Liepiņš
Dzintra Klētniece
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