KNEECAP

SYNOPSIS

When fate brings Belfast schoolteacher JJ into the orbit of 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 quickly became 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 – while 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 defense of native cultures.

DIRECTOR’S BIOGRAPHY

Rich Peppiatt is a Belfast-based writer and director who works across film, TV, and commercials. His debut feature, the documentary One Rogue Reporter, was adapted from his critically lauded comedy stage show of the same name. The film premiered at Sheffield Doc/Fest and was nominated for Best Independent Feature at the 2014 National Film Awards. Subsequently, Netflix acquired it in a multi-territory deal. He has written and directed several short films that have been screened at leading international film festivals. His last short, Grounded, was long-listed for the 2020 Academy Awards.

FESTIVALS AND AWARDS

Sundance Film Festival – NEXT Audience Award
Galway Film Fleadh – Best Irish Film, Best Irish Language Feature Film, Audience Award

DESCRIPTION

KNEECAP (ff.)
Director: Rich Peppiatt
Country: Ireland, United Kingdom
Year: 2024.
Runtime:  105’
Language: English, Irish Gaelic
Cast: Naoise Ó Cairealláin, Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, JJ Ó Dochartaigh, Josie Walker, Fionnuala Flaherty, Jessica Reynolds, Adam Best, Simone Kirby, Michael Fassbender
Production: BFI, Fine Point Films, Mother Tongues Films, TG4, Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund and Screen Fund, Coimisiún na Meán, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Great Point Media
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