Kneecap(2024)

R
1h 45m
- Comedy
- Drama

Release Date: Aug 2, 2024 | Limited

When fate brings Belfast teacher JJ into the orbit of self-confessed 'low life scum' Naoise and Liam Og, the needle drops on a hip hop act like no other. Rapping in their native Irish, they lead a movement to save their mother ton...

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Director & Top Cast

Rich Peppiatt
Director

Móglaí Bap
Móglaí Bap Or Naoise

Mo Chara
Mo Chara Or Liam Óg

DJ Próvai
Dj Próvai Or JJ

Josie Walker
Detective Ellis

Fionnuala Flaherty
Caitlin

Jessica Reynolds

Georgia

Adam Best

Doyle

Simone Kirby

Dolores

Michael Fassbender

Arló Ó Cairealláin

Matthew Sharpe

Sean

Cathal Mercer

Fra

Donagh Deeney

Uncle Peadar

Marty Maguire

Nesbitt

Saorlaoith Brady

Lorna

Aidan McCaughey

Wee Naoise

Cillian Kernan

Wee Liam Óg

Lalor Roddy

Priest

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Country of Origin: Ireland,United Kingdom

Language: English,Irish Gaelic

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Kneecap is set in West Belfast in 2019. Fate brings together disillusioned music teacher JJ with self-confessed 'low life scum' Naoise and Liam Og, changing the sound of Irish music forever," the description continues. "Under the name Kneecap, their band begins moulding the language to fit their tough, anarchic, hedonistic lives. A language encumbered with forty words for stone now has one for stoned. But to get their voices heard the trio must overcome police, paramilitaries and politicians as the future of the Irish language erupts into the public arena - with them at the centre. Yet their worst enemies are often themselves, as family and relationship pressures threaten their dreams, and their illegal exploits draw condemnation from all sides. — Hot Press When fate brings Belfast schoolteacher JJ into the orbit of self-confessed 'low life scum' Naoise and Liam Og, the needle drops on a hip hop act like no other. Rapping in their native Irish language, KNEECAP fast become the unlikely figureheads of a Civil Rights movement to save their mother tongue. But the trio must first overcome police, paramilitaries and politicians trying to silence their defiant sound - whilst their anarchic approach to life often makes them their own worst enemies. In this fiercely original sex, drugs and hip-hop biopic KNEECAP play themselves, laying down a global rallying cry for the defense of native cultures.