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Anja Breien
Norwegian film director
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dead
- born
- 1940
- died
- 2026
- age at death
- 85
- known for
- film director, screenwriter, theatre director
1940 β 2026

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who anja breien is
Anja Breien was a Norwegian film director and screenwriter. One of the leading figures of the Norwegian film industry, and one of the first women to rise to prominence as a writer-director in Norway, Breien's body of work in fiction and documentary explores social and political issues, notably women's rights within the context of Norwegian society.
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