The Match Factory Girl

About The Match Factory Girl

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.

The Match Factory Girl is a 1990 drama film directed by Aki Kaurismäki. Released in January 1990, it runs 69 minutes.

Its themes are loneliness, isolation, poison, and factory worker.

Kati Outinen takes the lead as Iris Rukka, Elina Salo as Mother, Esko Nikkari as Stepfather, and Vesa Vierikko as Aarne. The screenplay is by Aki Kaurismäki. American members can watch it on Criterion Channel.

Tony, The Revenant, and The Shining make useful companions to The Match Factory Girl, all filed under murder. TMDB voters put it at 7.4 out of 10 across 310 votes and it carries a NR rating.