Maija and Paija

Name: Maija and Paija
Director: Gunārs Piesis
Genre: Fantasy, Family
Released: 1991-07-15
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 4
Cast: Elīna Siliņa, Ieva Sāviča, Lilita Ozoliņa, German Tikhonov, Elza Radziņa

Original title: Maija un Paija

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Directed by Gunārs Piesis

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.