The Match Factory Girl (Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö) 34 years old

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.

Credits

Marja Packalén as Doctor

Esko Nikkari as Stepfather

Kati Outinen as Iris Rukka

Outi Mäenpää as Co-worker

Vesa Vierikko as Aarne

Klaus Heydemann as Worker

The Match Factory Girl Cast

Name	Character
Marja Packalén She was 44, now 75 years old	as Doctor
Esko Nikkari He was 51, 68 years old when he died	as Stepfather
Kati Outinen She was 28, now 62 years old	as Iris Rukka
Outi Mäenpää She was 27, now 62 years old	as Co-worker
Vesa Vierikko He was 33, now 67 years old	as Aarne
Klaus Heydemann	as Worker
Reijo Taipale He was 52, 79 years old when he died	as Singer
Kurt Siilas	as Police
Richard Reitinger He was 38, now 73 years old	as Man in the Bar
Silu Seppälä He was 38, now 69 years old	as Brother
Elina Salo She was 53, now 88 years old	as Mother
Ismo Keinänen	as Police

The Match Factory Girl Crew

Name	Department
Timo Salminen as Director of Photography. He was 37 (now 71) years old	Camera
Klas Olofsson as Producer. He was 46 (now 81) years old	Production
Risto Karhula as Art Direction. He was 32 (now 64) years old	Art
Aki Kaurismäki as Director. He was 32 (now 67) years old	Directing
Aki Kaurismäki as Editor. He was 32 (now 67) years old	Editing
Aki Kaurismäki as Producer. He was 32 (now 67) years old	Production
Aki Kaurismäki as Screenplay. He was 32 (now 67) years old	Writing

The Match Factory Girl (34 years)

Release day: Friday, January 12, 1990
Runtime: 69 minutes
Budget: 474700.00