Kneecap

Three individuals on a stage. Behind them, there is a large screen displaying the word ‘KNEECAP’ in bold capital letters, and below it are images of what appear to be currency notes. The setting suggests that this is a live performance or event, and the w

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.

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.

Kneecap screens as part of our "Worth a Watch" series. Courtesy of Sony Picture Classics.

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