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The Match Factory Girl

The Match Factory Girl

Jan 12, 1990
69 min
Drama
7.3/ 10
281 votes

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.

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TMDB
7.3/10
281 votes
IMDB
7.5/10
12,927 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
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Budget$83,038Production cost
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6 wins & 5 nominations total

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Released

Original Language

fi

Budget

$83,038

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Aki Kaurismäki's Proletariat TrilogyVillealfa FilmproductionsSvenska FilminstitutetEsselte VideoFinnkino

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