Rapping in their native Irish, they Rapping in their native Irish, they lead a movement to save their mother tongue. All All. Sign In. Kneecap R 1h 45m. Play trailer Dark Comedy Docudrama Comedy Drama. Director Rich Peppiatt. See production info at IMDbPro.
Videos 1. Trailer Official Trailer. Photos 88 Add photo. Top cast 66 Edit. Josie Walker Detective Ellis. Fionnuala Flaherty Caitlin. Jessica Reynolds Georgia. Adam Best Doyle. Simone Kirby Dolores. Matthew Sharpe Sean. Cathal Mercer Fra. Donagh Deeney Uncle Peadar. Marty Maguire Nesbitt. Saorlaoith Brady Lorna. Aidan McCaughey Wee Naoise. Lalor Roddy Priest. Gerry Adams Gerry Adams. Rich Peppiatt. More like this. Storyline Edit. Did you know Edit. Trivia The band refused to have the rights to the film sold in Israel, as they are vocal supporters of Palestinian liberation.
Soundtracks Belfast performed by Orbital. User reviews 74 Review. Featured review. Greetings again from the darkness. The Troubles of Northern Ireland were a year political and social conflict that officially ended in with the Good Friday Agreement. Even today, the pain and memories and divisions remain. Writer-director Rich Peppiatt's film is set in West Belfast and is billed as a "mostly true story" involving controversial hip-hop group Kneecap and the push to make Irish an official language.
Early on we are told, "A country without a language is only half a country. Performing their raps in native Irish tongue, the trio inexplicably and by happenstance, becomes the unlikely face and voice of the language movement. The resistance they face is stout and sometimes dangerous Another plot line occasionally rears its head - Naoise's father Arlo Michael Fassbender has been on the run since Naoise's childhood and is now a paramilitary figure pursued by the police, despite family efforts to convince he's dead.
Popping up now and again, Arlo offers guidance and words of advice to the boys who face oppression and opposition from the conservative and proper forces fighting their rebellious nature and pursuit of radical change. Adding to the interest level here is that all three members of Kneecap play themselves. With no acting experience, they are convincing enough in telling mostly their own story in comedy-drama style. They are also experts at flowing f-words.
