Kneecap

Three hedonistic Irish language speakers form hip hop group, becoming the unlikely figureheads of a Civil Rights movement.

When fate brings Belfast schoolteacher 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 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, and politicians trying to silence their defiant sound – whilst their anarchic approach to life often makes them their own worst enemies. In this fiercely original sex, drugs and hip-hop biopic Kneecap play themselves, laying down a global rallying cry for the defence of native cultures.

"Kneecap" is nominated for the European Film Academy awards in the categories of European Discovery - Prix FIPRESCI and European University Award.