- Country: Finland, Sweden
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Release: 1992-11-06
- Director: Aki Kaurismäki
- Writers: Aki Kaurismäki
- Language: Finnish
- Stars: Kati Outinen , Elina Salo , Esko Nikkari , Vesa Vierikko , Reijo Taipale , Silu Seppälä , Outi Mäenpää , Marja Packalén , Richard Reitinger , Helka Viljanen
- Runtime: 69 min
- Awards: 6 wins & 5 nominations
- AKA: Dziewczyna z fabryki zapałek (Poland) , Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö , Η γυναίκα με τα σπίρτα (Greece) , A Mocinha da Fábrica de Fósforos (Brazil) , La fille aux allumettes (France, French Republic) , Das Mädchen aus der Streichholzfabrik , A Garota da Fábrica de Caixas de Fósforos (Brazil) , A Rapariga da Fábrica de Fósforos (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Pigen fra fyrstikkfabrikken (Denmark) , Pospoilu fobrikako neska (Romania) , Piken fra fyrstikkfabrikken (Norway) , Het meisje van de lucifersfabriek (Belgium) , Devojka iz fabrike šibica , Pigen fra tændstikfabrikken (Denmark) , La chica de la fábrica de cerillas (Spain) , Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö (Finland) , Flickan från tändsticksfabriken (Sweden) , The Match Factory Girl (United States of America) , Flickan från tändsticksfabriken (Finland) , マッチ工場の少女 (Japan) , A gyufagyári lány (Hungary) , The Match Factory Girl (Canada) , 火柴廠女工 (Hong Kong) , La fiammiferaia (Italy) , Девушка со спичечной фабрики , La muchacha de la fábrica de fósforos (Uruguay, Eastern Republic of) , The Match Factory Girl , Момичето от кибритената фабрика (Bulgaria) , La chica de la fábrica de fósforos (Argentina) , The Match Factory Girl (United Kingdom)
- Plot:
Iris has a soul-deadening job as a quality-control worker watching boxes of matches go by on an assembly line all day. At night, she eats silently with her dour mother and stepfather. One weekend, wearing her new red dress at a local dance, she ends up going home with Aarne, whom she mistakenly believes is her new boyfriend. When she discovers that she’s pregnant, years of pent-up rage explode in a shocking outburst.
- IMDB:tt0098532
The Match Factory Girl Cast · · · ALL
Aki Kaurismäki
Director
Kati Outinen
Iris Rukka
Elina Salo
Mother
Esko Nikkari
Stepfather
Vesa Vierikko
Aarne
Reijo Taipale
Singer
Silu Seppälä
Brother
Outi Mäenpää
Co-Worker
Marja Packalén
Doctor
Richard Reitinger
Man in Bar
Helka Viljanen
Clerk
Kurt Siilas
Police Officer
Ismo Keinänen
Police Officer
Klaus Heydemann
Worker
Erkki Friman
Accordionist
Tapani Ikonen
Drummer
Jari Lappalainen
Violinist
Lasse Luoto
Bassist