100 Litres of Gold

100 Litres of Gold 100 Litres of Gold poster North America.jpg The North American film poster Teemu Nikki Teemu Nikki Jani Pösö Elina Knihtilä Pirjo Lonka Ville Tiihonen Jari Pehkonen Ria Kataja Pertti Sveholm Elmer Bäck Jakob Öhrman Jarmo Kiuru Jussi Sandhu Marco Biscarini It's Alive Films The Culture Business Smile Entertainment yes 2024 10 24 Rome Film Festival 2025 03 28 Finland 88 minuteshttps://www.tiff.net/events/100-litres-of-gold 10 March 2025 100 Litres of Gold TIFF Finland Italy Finnish 100 Litres of Gold (Finnish: 100 litraa sahtia) is a 2024 comedy film written and directed by Teemu Nikki. It is about two sisters who drink 100 litres of their family's famous sahti before having to quickly replace it for a wedding, the film premiered at the 19th Rome Film Festival and was released on 28 March 2025 in Finnish theaters. It was selected as the Finnish entry for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.Teemu Nikin 100 litraa sahtia ehdolle Oscareihin https://www.filmikamari.fi/teemu-nikin-100-litraa-sahtia-ehdolle-oscareihin/ 11 September 2025 Suomen Filmikamari Synopsis Taina and Pirkko, two sisters known for being the best sahti brewers in town, are asked to make 100 litres for their other sister Päivi's wedding. However, Taina and Pirkko live with alcoholism, in part due to the guilt they feel from a car crash that injured Päivi many years earlier. After working to brew the ale, they then drink all of it shortly before the wedding, and – while suffering the resulting hangover – try to find ways to get another 100 litres in time.Wilkinson Amber 29 November 2024 Eye For Film: Teemu Nikki: 'I like to say that as long as there's a laugh, there is hope' https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2024-11-29-teemu-nikki-i-like-to-say-that-as-long-as-theres-a-laugh-there-is-hope-feature-story-by-amber-wilkinson Eye For Film Cast Source:Hristova Mariana 2024-11-18 Review: 100 Litres of Gold https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/470305/ Cineuropa Elina Knihtilä as Pirkko Pirjo Lonka as Taina Ville Tiihonen as Hauki Ria Kataja as Päivi Production The film is set in director Teemu Nikki's small hometown of Sysmä, with Nikki saying that despite having moved away decades earlier, he was always telling people "wild stories" about the town. His family, too, made sahti, of which he said they "are very proud". He dislikes the "country film" style made in Finland about places like Sysmä, and decided to put his own spin on it in writing 100 Litres of Gold, likening the resulting story to a Western; Nikki and producer Jani Pösö fi also thought that despite its differences with their own usual style of film, it was still both dark and funny. Nikki said that much of the humour is in things that are realistic, with inherently funny dialogue said with conviction, and that handling dark subjects with comedy shows "that humankind still has some kind of hope." Nikki originally envisaged his story with male main characters, but saw a play starring Elina Knihtilä and Pirjo Lonka fi and knew he had to cast them, saying: "You don't fuck with these ladies. They demand respect and they are tough, although they carry this darkness with them."Balaga Marta 2024-09-26 Teemu Nikki Walks Down 'Memory Lane' in English-Language Debut – After Bingeing on Finnish Beer in '100 Litres of Gold' (EXCLUSIVE) https://variety.com/2024/film/global/teemu-nikki-memory-lane-i100-litres-of-gold-1236156479/ 2025-03-10 Variety en-US Nikki sought out the actresses because he knew he could trust them to "deliver this kind of role, because it's not that easy [...] to be very gross and funny but also lovable and realistic." Often writing specific roles for certain actors, Nikki did so again, getting Knihtilä and Lonka on board ahead of production. After they joined, he spent a year and a half writing the film, working collaboratively with them after each draft. As they worked with Italian company I Wonder, the production was able to bring on board Marco Biscarini, who studied under Ennio Morricone, as composer. Release 100 Litres of Gold had its world premiere in official selection in October 2024 at the 19th Rome Film Festival,https://www.screendaily.com/news/rome-film-festival-unveils-2024-line-up-johnny-depp-francis-ford-coppola-to-be-honoured/5197404.article Rome Film Festival unveils 2024 line-up; Johnny Depp, Francis Ford Coppola, Viggo Mortensen to be honoured Tim Dams 20 September 2024 24 September 2024 ScreenDaily en after appearing in the industry selection at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival film market in September.Kim Izzo, "Two Canadian features chosen for TIFF Industry Selects progamme". Playback, August 15, 2024. For the Italian premiere, the filmmakers shipped twenty litres of unfermented sahti to Rome, before brewing it at the Finnish Embassy there to serve and "introduce this drink to the entire world" – Pösö was late to press for the film because he was buying a suitcase for the sahti. They planned to do the same at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in November 2024. The film will compete in the Awards Buzz – Best International Feature Film section of the 37th Palm Springs International Film Festival on 3 January 2026.https://psfilmfest.org/film-festival-2026/film-finder/100-liters-of-gold 100 Litres of Gold 3 December 2025 4 December 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival en Accolades AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRome Film FestivalOctober 2024Best Film (Progressive Cinema Competition)100 Litres of Gold Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival29 November 2024Grand Prix: Best FilmTeemu Nikki, Jani Pösö 100 Liters of Gold https://poff.ee/en/film/100-liters-of-gold/ 2025-03-10 poff.ee enAwards https://poff.ee/en/about/awards/ 2025-03-10 poff.ee enBest DirectorTeemu Nikki Best CinematographyJarmo Kiuru Best ScriptTeemu Nikki Best Original ScoreMarco Biscarini Best Production DesignMaria Hahl Best ActressElina Knihtilä The Best Actress award was given to both lead actresses ex aequo for their roles in the film.Awards of the 28th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival have been announced https://poff.ee/en/news/awards-of-the-28th-tallinn-black-nights-film-festival-have-been-announced/ 2025-03-10 poff.ee enPirjo Lonka Jussi Awards20 March 2026 Best Film Jani Pösö https://yle.fi/a/74-20194300 Jussi-ehdokkaat julki – raumalaisdraama yllätti kymmenellä ehdokkuudella fi Yle Anton Vanha-Majamaa 28 January 2026 22 February 2026 Best Director Teemu Nikki Best Supporting Performance Ville Tiihonen Best Ensemble Pirjo Lonka and Elina Knihtilä Best Screenplay Teemu Nikki Best Production Design Maria Hahl See also List of submissions to the 98th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film List of Finnish submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film Notes References External links 33311744 Category:2024 films Category:2024 comedy films Category:Finnish comedy films Category:Italian comedy films Category:2020s Finnish-language films Category:Films about alcoholism Category:Films about sisters Category:Films about weddings Category:2024 Italian films Category:Finnish-language comedy films Category:2024 Finnish films