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Jānis Streičs
Soviet and Latvian film director
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dead
- born
- 1936
- died
- 2026
- age at death
- 89
- known for
- film director, actor, screenwriter
1936 – 2026
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who jānis streičs is
Jānis Streičs was a Latvian film director and artist. His 1991 comedy film The Child of Man was runner-up for the Chicago International Children's Film Festival Rights of the Child Award in 1994. It had previously been Latvia's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 65th Academy Awards, but did not make the shortlist.
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