Maija and Paija
(1991)
★ 4 IMDb · 3 votes
Year: 1991
Runtime: 96 мин
Country: Latvia
Director: Гунар Пиесис
Cast: Elīna Siliņa, Ieva Sāviča, Лилита Озолиня, German Tikhonov, Эльза Радзиня, Inga Aizbalte, Elita Krastiņa, Улдис Пуцитис, Антра Лиедскалныня, Inta Grīnberga
Plot
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.