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The Match Factory Girl

Original title: Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö · Turkish title: Kibritçi Kız
1990 · 1 h 9 min
Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
ComedyCrimeDrama

Cast

Kati Outinen Elina Salo Esko Nikkari

Credits

Written by: Aki Kaurismäki

Plot

A lonely factory worker who lives with her cruel family is seduced and abandoned and takes a quiet revenge.

Sinekatalog’s take

Aki Kaurismäki's tiny, bleak comedy follows a lonely worker through humiliation to a quiet revenge. Kati Outinen's stony face and the film's deadpan restraint make it a sharp, sad miniature.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (13,977 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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