Jānis Streičs ( born 26 September 1936 ) is a Latvian film director . Streičs ' 1991 comedy film '' Cilvēka bērns '' ( " 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 short list
65th Academy Awards
65th Academy Awards
Jānis Streičs