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.
Cast
Elīna Siliņa
Maija
Ieva Sāviča
Paija
Lilita Ozoliņa
Pate
German Tikhonov
Varis
Elza Radziņa
Laima
Inga Aizbalte
Laima
Elita Krastiņa
Unknown
Uldis Pūcītis
Unknown
Antra Liedskalniņa
Unknown
Inta Grīnberga
Unknown
Inese Laizāne
Unknown
Ēvalds Valters
Unknown
Arvīds Ozoliņš
Unknown
Pēteris Liepiņš
Unknown
Dzintra Klētniece
Unknown
Crew
Gunārs Piesis
Director
Boļeslavs Ružs
Co-Director
Lija Brīdaka
Screenplay
Anna Brigadere
Story
Tamara Musnickaya
Editor
Mārtiņš Kleins
Director of Photography, Art Direction
Andris Mangalis
Production Design, Art Direction
Ieva Kundzina
Costume Design
Emilija Eglite
Makeup Designer
Normunds Kļaviņš
Sound Director
Imants Kalniņš
Music