The Match Factory Girl
Jan 12 1990
•1h 9m
•Drama
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.
Cast
See allKati Outinen
Iris Rukka
Elina Salo
Mother
Esko Nikkari
Stepfather
Vesa Vierikko
Aarne
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