100 Litres of Gold + A Mate + Fantasy

“You can’t fire someone because of a hangover! Half of Finland would be unemployed if a hangover got you fired,” brags Pirkko (a convincing Elina Knihtilä) as she raises a mug of beer, fresh from being kicked out of her farming job – and even the local choir – for showing up drunk. Together with her sister Taina (Pirjo Lonka), both edging into the grumpier side of a midlife crisis, she’s famous for brewing the strongest and finest unfiltered beer, sahti, better than anyone else in their idyllic part of the Finnish countryside. One fine day, the third sister, Päivi (Ria Kataja) [--] arrives to introduce her fiancé and orders 100 litres of good home brew for her upcoming wedding. Pirkko and Taina sober up only briefly at the prospect of showcasing their skills in front of the family, and especially their demanding father, only to plunge back into a blissful binge when the beer they have brewed for the wedding turns out to be the tastiest they've ever made. The rest of the film follows their frantic scramble to make up for the amount they’ve consumed, with the clock ticking down inexorably towards the ceremony – literally displayed on screen."

Mariana Hristova, Cineuropa

100 Litres of Gold will be screened in honor of director Teemu Nikki, this year’s recipient of the Espoo Ciné Award. The film is preceded by two short films by Nikki, A Mate (2007) and Fantasia (2016). The shorts are connected by characters with a strong desire to experience something beyond the customary. After the screening, Otto Suuronen (advisor, international promotion / Finnish Film Foundation) will moderate an artist talk with Teemu Nikki in the Kino Tapiola terrace.