Overview:
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 tongue.| Status: | Released (2024-08-02) |
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| Awards: | 14 wins & 36 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $1,145,143 |
| Screen: | Rich Peppiatt, Móglaí Bap, Mo Chara |
| Productions: | Mother Tongues Films, Fine Point Films, Wildcard Distribution, Naughty Step, DMC Film, Northern Ireland Screen, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Great Point Media, Coimisiún na Meán, TG4 |
| Production Countries: | Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Gaeilge |
Backdrops
Posters
Similars
Recommendations
Casts
- 4279806: Móglaí Bap - Móglaí Bap Or Naoise
- 4279805: Mo Chara - Mo Chara Or Liam Óg
- 4279808: DJ Próvaí - DJ Próvai Or JJ
- 1709739: Josie Walker - Detective Ellis
- 2112419: Fionnuala Flaherty - Caitlin
- 2585163: Jessica Reynolds - Georgia
- 1072601: Adam Best - Doyle
Crews
- 1382853: Rich Peppiatt - Director - Directing
- 1729571: Jack Tarling - Producer - Production
- 1438060: Trevor Birney - Producer - Production
- 1382853: Rich Peppiatt - Writer - Writing
- 2244529: Patrick O'Neill - Co-Producer - Production
- 4485181: Goose Charlton - Executive Producer - Production
- 2392297: Ursula Devine - Executive Producer - Production
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Reviews
Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots
Review text:
Director Rich Peppiatt‘s rowdy, frenzied film “Kneecap” is a lively biopic based on the hell-raising Irish rap trio of the same name. You’ve probably never heard of these musicians, but the film celebrates the general sense of anarchy as these young men become key figures in a civil ....
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Two lads with little by way of opportunity hook up with a school music teacher (DJ Próvai) whose wife "Caitlin" (Fionnuala Flaherty) is fighting for the legalisation of the Irish Gaelic language. Móglaí Bap and Mo Chara play themselves as two "low life scum" who have been taught to w ....
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<em>'Kneecap'</em> is fairly entertaining. It's impressive how good the acting is given it stars the musical trio in acting debuts as basically themselves. Michael Fassbender adds star power, could've used more of Lalor Roddy (great in <em>'That They May Face the Rising Sun'</em>, ....
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