Kneecap

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.

Keywords

  • BAFTA Film Awards
  • Biopics
  • European Film Awards
  • Film Fest Gent !
  • Film Fest Gent (home)
  • Irish Cinema
  • Music is Life
  • drugs
  • politics

Actors

  • Móglaí Bap
  • Mo Chara
  • DJ Próvaí
  • Josie Walker
  • Fionnuala Flaherty
  • Michael Fassbender

Director

  • Rich Peppiatt

Comedy, Drama


1h 45min


-16

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FR

Ireland
United Kingdom
2024
Rapping in their native language, the rebellious rap trio Kneecap breaks through in Belfast and quickly becomes the face of a civil rights movement.

Rapping in their native language, the rebellious rap trio Kneecap breaks through in Belfast and quickly becomes the face of a civil rights movement.


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.

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