The Match Factory Girl
1990
· Movie
· 69 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Every rating
72–79
out of 100
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Lowest is Kinopoisk on 72, highest is Letterboxd on 79.
See the most agreed on films →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.
Details
- Director
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Writer
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Released
- 12 January 1990
- Country
- Finland, Sweden
- Language
- Finnish
- Runtime
- 69 min
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $83.0K
- Awards
- 0 wins, 1 nomination
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 1 →0 wins from 1 nomination across 1 ceremony
| 3rd European Film Awards 1990 | Best Film | Aki Kaurismäki | Nominee |
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3rd European Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Film | Aki Kaurismäki | Nominee |