Aloiz Brench
Born
June 6, 1929
Died
October 29, 1998 (69 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
Riga, Latvian Republic
The director who started the detective and thriller genre in Latvian cinema made his finest movies in the 1970s. In his work Brenčs accentuated the psychological motivation of the criminals and the causality of events. In a time when doubts were unacceptable, he allowed his characters to doubt, raising questions about personal choice and responsibility.