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        The Match Factory Girl
        7.3
        (255 votes)

        The Match Factory Girl

        1990
        Drama
        1 hr 9 min

        Overview

        Iris is a shy and dowdy young woman stuck in a dead-end job at a match factory, who dreams of finding love at the local dancehall. Finding herself pregnant after a one-night stand and abandoned by the father, Iris finally decides the time has come to get even and she begins to plot her revenge.

        Creators

        Director, Writer
        Aki Kaurismäki
        The Match Factory Girl

        Cast

        Full Cast
        Kati Outinen
        Kati Outinen
        Iris Rukka
        Elina Salo
        Elina Salo
        Mother
        Esko Nikkari
        Esko Nikkari
        Stepfather
        Vesa Vierikko
        Vesa Vierikko
        Aarne
        Reijo Taipale
        Singer
        Silu Seppälä
        Silu Seppälä
        Brother
        Outi Mäenpää
        Outi Mäenpää
        Co-Worker
        Marja Packalén
        Marja Packalén
        Doctor
        Richard Reitinger
        Man in Bar
        Helka Viljanen
        Clerk
        Kurt Siilas
        Police Officer
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        Movie Details

        Status
        Released (12/01/1990)
        Original language
        Finnish
        Original title
        Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö
        Budget
        $83,038
        Countries
        Production companies
        Helsinki, finland
        👷Factory worker
        Match
        🔐Isolation
        👨‍👩‍👧Parent child relationship
        🧪Poison
        Monotony
        🔪Murder
        🚶🏻Loneliness
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