Laila Pakalniņa (born 4 June 1962) is a Latvian

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. She has directed more than 20 films since 1991. Her film '' Kurpe'' was screened in the

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Filmography

* ''Vela'' (1991) * ''

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'' (1991) * '' Annas Ziemassvētki'' (1992) * '' Baznīca'' (1993) * '' Prāmis'' (1996) * '' Pasts'' (1996) * '' Ozols'' (1997) * '' The Shoe'' (''Kurpe'', 1998) * '' Tusya'' (2000) * '' Papa Gena'' (2001) * '' Mostieties!'' (2001) * ''

Mārtiņš Mārtiņš is a Latvian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the name Martin. Mārtiņš may refer to: * Mārtiņš, ancient Latvian deity *Mārtiņš Antons (1888–1941), Latvian lawyer and politician * Mārtiņš Bondars (born 1971), La ...

'' (2002) * '' Pitons'' (2003) * '' Visions of Europe'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2004) * '' Leiputrija'' (2004) * ''

Teodors Teodors is a Latvian masculine given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person fro ...

'' (2006) * '' Ūdens'' (2006) * ''

Ķīlnieks ''The Hostage'' (, ) is a 2006 Latvian-Estonian comedy film directed by Laila Pakalniņa. Cast * Branko Završan as Hijacker * Kristaps Mednis as Tom * Ieva Puķe as Mother * Pauls Butkevics as Antons * Ivars Brakovskis as Visvaldis * Valdis L ...

'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2008) * ''

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'' (2015) * ''Zirdziņ, hallo!'' (2017) * ''Spoon'' (2019) * ''The First Bridge'' (short film, 2020) * '' In the Mirror'' (2020) * ''

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* 1962 births Living people People from Liepāja Latvian film directors Latvian women film directors Latvian women screenwriters Lielais Kristaps Award winners {{Latvia-film-director-stub