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The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches

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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 09/15/2017
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. Go to Full Review Katie Hogan VultureHound 02/04/2020
4/5
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. Go to Full Review Kevin N. Laforest Extra Beurre 01/10/2018
C'est une uvre immensment matrise sur la folie des hommes et l'mancipation d'une jeune fille. Go to Full Review Rafael Paz Butaca Ancha 12/27/2017
... takes time to explore the ways in which our parents' education leaves us marked for life. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Josh Cabrita Cinema Scope 11/10/2017
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. Go to Full Review Jake Pitre Seventh Row 09/28/2017
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Logan D @Greynomad38 05/30/2025 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 See more 03/22/2018 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. See more Read all reviews
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Simon Lavoie

Director

Marine Johnson

Ali

Antoine L'Écuyer

Frère

Jean-François Casabonne

Père

Alex Godbout

Paul-Marie

Laurie Babin

Juste

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Movie Info

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