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The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches

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The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches

2017

1h 52m

Drama

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A girl's life is turned upside down when her father, who has raised her in isolated and shocking conditions, dies.

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Boyd van Hoeij

The Hollywood Reporter

Art house fare that's challenging but also rewarding, with the oblique early going giving way to an increasingly clear picture as the two orphaned youngsters try and come to terms with the world and their dark past.

Sep 15, 2017

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Katie Hogan

VultureHound

Ending on a joyful and very painful last few minutes, their is no real resolution or, in fact, hope, just a release which may be enough for some.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 4, 2020

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Kevin N. Laforest

Extra Beurre

C'est une uvre immensment matrise sur la folie des hommes et l'mancipation d'une jeune fille.

Jan 10, 2018

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Rafael Paz

Butaca Ancha

... takes time to explore the ways in which our parents' education leaves us marked for life. [Full review in Spanish]

Dec 27, 2017

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Josh Cabrita

Cinema Scope

Ironically, the film's construction is as circular as the insular logic it so heinously condemns: a work imposed on its audience solely because its creator wills it to be so, and his Word, as scripture, is total, complete, and final.

Nov 10, 2017

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Jake Pitre

Seventh Row

Thanks to [Simon] Lavoie's confident direction, Matches builds hope for the continued strength and creativity of Qubcois horror cinema, refreshed by the raw input of genre outsiders.

Sep 28, 2017

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Logan D

An ignorant girl who's been raised as a boy and her even more uneducated brother have been kept in isolation by their father. Hidden Gem! An example of elevated horror, the dread one feels stems from the perverse nature of the children's upbringing and the even darker secret their father hides. The viewer cannot aid the youths on their journey but only observe while they are made victim of their history. Highly recommended

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/30/25

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Audience Member

dommage que la petite fille qui aimait trop les allumettes soit beaucoup moins intéressant qu'il aurait pu l'être, car malgré de bonnes idées, le film est très souvent gâché par un jeu d'acteur plat et jamais convaincant et une réalisation qui ne plaira pas à tout le monde.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Synopsis

A girl's life is turned upside down when her father, who has raised her in isolated and shocking conditions, dies.

Director: Simon Lavoie
Producer: Marcel Giroux
Screenwriter: Simon Lavoie
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Canadian French
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 21, 2018
Runtime: 1h 52m

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