Slovak premiere

This Finnish tragicomedy by Teemu Nikki, one of the leading voices of contemporary Scandinavian cinema, was Finland’s submission for the 2026 Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category. With 235,060 admissions, it also became the most successful domestic Finnish theatrical release of 2025.

The film follows two sisters, Pirkko and Tainu, who are famous in their small village for brewing traditional sahti – a strong Finnish farmhouse beer. When their sister Päivi announces her wedding and asks them to brew 100 litres of sahti for the celebration, family tradition quickly spirals into disaster: the sisters end up drinking the entire batch themselves and wake up the next morning with a devastating hangover. What follows is a chaotic race against time as they desperately try to secure another 100 litres of quality sahti before it is too late.

Beneath its simple, almost grotesque premise, the film explores deeper themes of guilt, addiction, and family relationships. Hidden beneath the absurd comedy is a melancholic portrait of people trapped in cycles of self-destruction, as well as a moving study of sisterly love and solidarity that survives despite chaos and failure.

Cast: Pirjo Lonka, Elina Knihtilä, Ria Kataja, Eero Milonoff Ville

Sales: MMM Film Sales