Kneecap
An audacious film that completely obliterates the expectations of the musical biopic genre.
Kneecap
When fate brings Belfast schoolteacher JJ into the orbit of self-confessed ‘low life scum’ Naoise & 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 & 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.
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 & 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.
Genre
Comedy,
Drama,
Music
Runtime
102
Language
English,
Irish Gaelic
Director
Rich Peppiatt
Writer(s)
Rich Peppiatt
Cast
Josie Walker,
Fionnuala Flaherty,
Jessica Reynolds,
Adam Best,
Simone Kirby,
Michael Fassbender
Awards:
Nominee, NEXT Innovator Award, Sundance Film Festival
Winner, Audience Award ~ Best of Next!, Sundance Film Festival
Nominee, Audience Award ~ Festival Favorites, South by Southwest
MOREPlayed at
Newhall 8.02.24 - 8.08.24
Town Center 5 8.02.24 - 8.08.24
Claremont 5 8.02.24 - 8.08.24
NoHo 7 8.02.24 - 8.08.24
Glendale 8.02.24 - 8.22.24