- Directed by: Rich Peppiatt
- Cast: Móglaí Bap, Mo Chara, DJ Próvai
- Language: Irish with English subtitles and English
- Year: 2024
- Duration: 105min
- Certificate: 18
- Type: Film
Rich Peppiatt’s raucous and infectious debut film is a heightened tale of real-life Irish rap trio Kneecap’s origin story.
Set in post-Troubles Belfast, childhood best friends Liam Óg and Naoise find themselves disenfranchised and uninterested in much beyond having a good time. But when a chance encounter with secondary school teacher JJ Ó Dochartaigh sparks the creation of the first Irish-language rap group, things begin down a path none of them saw coming. At the same time, a growing civil rights movement, led by JJ’s partner, is fighting for the right to have the Irish language instated as an official language of Northern Ireland.
Please note: This film contains sequences of flashing lights that may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy or other photosensitivities.
"BURSTING WITH UNRULY ENERGY... A RIOTOUS, DRUG-LACED TRIUMPH IN THE NAME OF FREEDOM"
Variety