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
Details
- Year
- 2024
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 105 min
- Director
- Rich Peppiatt
- Producer
- Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling
- Co-Producer
- Patrick O’Neill
- Production Designer
- Nicola Moroney
- Principal Cast
- Móglaí Bap, Mo Chara, DJ Próvaí, Simone Kirby
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 23rd January 2024
