Kneecap (2024)
Mind your language.
When fate brings Belfast teacher JJ into the orbit of self-confessed 'low life scum' Naoise and Liam Óg, 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.
- Date of release
- 2024-08-02
- TMDB
- 7.3 / 10 (326)
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Genres
- Music, Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Rich Peppiatt
Casting
- Móglaí Bap — Móglaí Bap or Naoise
- Mo Chara — Mo Chara or Liam Óg
- DJ Próvaí — DJ Próvai or JJ
- Josie Walker — Detective Ellis
- Fionnuala Flaherty — Caitlin
- Jessica Reynolds — Georgia
- Adam Best — Doyle
- Simone Kirby — Dolores
- Michael Fassbender — Arló
- Matthew Sharpe — Sean
- Cathal Mercer — Fra
- Donagh Deeney — Uncle Peadar
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 2
Kneecap is a 2024 biographical comedy-drama film written and directed by Rich Peppiatt, depicting the rise of Kneecap, an Irish hip-hop trio from Belfast, Northern Ireland. The film stars the band members Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, and JJ Ó Dochartaigh as themselves, with Josie Walker, Fionnuala Flaherty, Jessica Reynolds, Adam Best, Simone Kirby, and Michael Fassbender in supporting roles.
Production
Jack Tarling and Trevor Birney produce for Mother Tongues and Fine Point Films, respectively. Rich Peppiatt wrote and directed the film despite not being an Irish speaker himself. It is his feature film directing debut. He previously directed the video for the band's single "Guilty Conscience". The band themselves are cast in the film in their acting debuts.
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