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Jānis Streičs

Soviet and Latvian film director

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born
1936
died
2026
age at death
89
known for
film director, actor, screenwriter

1936 – 2026

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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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