100 Litres: Two sisters must save a wedding in a Finnish black comedy

A hundred litres of beer to deliver for a wedding, and not a drop left to pour anymore: that’s the starting point of 100 Litres, Teemu Nikki’s black comedy slated for French theaters on December 2, 2026. The Finnish director hands the two lead roles to Elina Knihtilä and Pirjo Lonka.

The two sisters carry on a family craft in their Finnish village: they brew sahti, a traditional Finnish beer. For their younger sister's wedding, they vow to churn out a hundred litres. But they end up drinking the entire batch. Now they have just twenty-four hours to brew a replacement, shake off the hangover, and keep the celebration from being ruined.

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The countdown threads the story into a high-stakes comedy, where a family vow becomes impossible to keep. Set against the Finnish countryside, the handcrafted vibe and a pair of sisters frame this 88-minute film, written and directed by Nikki, with Ville Tiihonen also in the cast.

Teemu Nikki, best known for The Blind Man Who Didn’t Want to See Titanic, saw his film 100 Litres selected to represent Finland in the race for Best International Feature Film at the 2026 Academy Awards. Elina Knihtilä and Pirjo Lonka, for their part, jointly took home the Best Actress award at the Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn in 2024.

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