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Kneecap

Original title: Kneecap
German title: Kneecap
Ireland, Great Britain, 2024

Director: Peppiatt, Rich
Production company: Fine Point Films, Mother Tongues Films, Wildcard
Co-producers: Great Point Media, Curzon
Age recommendation: 15 years and up
Length: 105 min.
Film genre: Feature film

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.

Festivals:
Sundance IFF 2024 (awarded), SXSW IFF 2024, Hamburg IFF 2024,Tribeca IFF 2024, Ireland's Oscar nomination 2025, Kristiansand CFF 2025

World sales address/es:
Charades (FR)

Sold to:
Atlas Film GmbH (DE)