The Match Factory Girl / Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö / Eldspýtnaverksmiðjustúlkan
Section: Mavericks of Finnish Cinema
Director: Aki Kaurismäki
Finland, 1989
Kati Outinen creates a portrait of Iris, a girl working in a factory, exploted by each and everyone from employer to heartless stepfather. However, tossed around in the cruel world, Iris is not a girl who quietly puts up with her destiny – the revenge is upon her.