The Film
Maija and Paija
The Story
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.
Runtime
96 min
Released Jul 1991
Directed by
Gunārs Piesis
Written byLija Brīdaka
Gallery
The Stills.
