INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

KNEECAP

Director: Rich Peppiatt

Ireland, United Kingdom / 2024 / Colour / 105' / English, Irish; English, Turkish subtitles

Screenplay: Rich Peppiatt

Music: Michael ‘Mikey J' Asante

Cinematography: Ryan Kernaghan

Editing: Julian Ulrichs, Chris Gill

Cast: Móglaí Bap, Mo Chara, Dj Próvai, Josie Walker, Simone Kirby, Michael Fassbender, Donagh Deeney

Producer: Jack Tarling, Trevor Birney

Production Company: Fine Point Films, Mother Tongues Films

When fate brings Belfast schoolteacher JJ into the orbit of self-confessed ‘low life scum’ Naoise & Liam Og, the needle drops on a hip hop act like no other. Rapping in their native Irish language, KNEECAP fast become the unlikely figureheads of a Civil Rights movement to save their mother tongue. But the trio must first overcome police, paramilitaries & politicians trying to silence their defiant sound—whilst their anarchic approach to life often makes them their own worst enemies.

Awards

• 2025 BAFTA Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer
• 2024 Sundance Audience Award (NEXT)
• 2024 BIFA Best British Independent Film, Best Debut Screenwriter, Best Casting, Best Music Supervision, Best Original Music, Best Editing, Best Joint Lead Performance (Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap, DJ Próvaí)
• 2024 Lisbon Best Film

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