Project Detail

Kneecap

Synopsis

When fate brings disillusioned music teacher JJ into the orbit of self-confessed ‘low life scum’ Naoise and Liam Og, the sound of Irish music is changed forever.
Under the name Kneecap, their band begin moulding the language to fit their tough, anarchic and hedonistic lives. A language encumbered with forty words for stone now has one for stoned. But to get their voices heard the trio must overcome police, paramilitaries and politicians as the future status of the Irish language erupts into the public arena. Yet their worst enemies are often themselves, as their illegal exploits, families and relationship pressures threaten to pull the plug on their dreams.
Across the globe a language dies every two weeks. This is a darkly comic story about our intrinsic human urge for identity; whether personal, political or artistic.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2024 - NEXT - World premiere
Official Selection SXSW Film Festival 2024
Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2024

Details

Year: 2024
Type of film: Features
Running time: 105 min
Director: Rich Peppiatt
Producer: Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling
Production Designer: Nicola Moroney
Principal cast: Móglaí Bap, Mo Chara, DJ Próvaí, Simone Kirby

Genre

Northern Irish Music Drama Dance

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Ireland, UK co-production

Fine Point Films, Mother Tongues Films, Wildcard, BFI (awarding National Lottery funding), Screen Ireland, Coimisiún na Meán, TG4 and Northern Ireland Screen, in association with Great Point Media and Curzon

Fine Point Films

2nd Floor Callender House
58-60 Upper Arthur Street
Belfast
BT1 4GJ

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Sales Company

Charades

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