About Laila Pakalniņa
Born 1962. Laila Pakalniņa is a Latvian film director, screenwriter and director.
Laila Pakalniņa (born 4 June 1962) is a Latvian film director and screenwriter. She has directed more than 20 films since 1991. Her film Kurpe was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.
Filmography Vela (1991) Doms (1991) Annas Ziemassvētki (1992) Baznīca (1993) Prāmis (1996) Pasts (1996) Ozols (1997) The Shoe (Kurpe, 1998) Tusya (2000) Papa Gena (2001) Mostieties! (2001) Mārtiņš (2002) Pitons (2003) Visions of Europe (2004) Buss (2004) Leiputrija (2004) Teodors (2006) Ūdens (2006) Ķīlnieks (2006) Par dzimtenīti (2008) Dawn (2015) Zirdziņ, hallo! (2017) Spoon (2019) The First Bridge (short film, 2020) In the Mirror (2020) Final points (2024)
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Who is Laila Pakalniņa?
Latvian film director (born 1962)
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Laila Pakalniņa was born on 4 June 1962 in Liepāja.
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Laila Pakalniņa is a film director, screenwriter and director.
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Laila Pakalniņa is Latvian.
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