KNEECAP won an Audience Award at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival (Image: Peadar Ó Goill) Belfast rap trio KNEECAP's award-winning film is set to be released in cinemas this summer. Based on the origin story of the Irish-language rap group , the film stars the band’s Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí in their acting debuts alongside Academy Award nominated Michael Fassbender. Set in West Belfast in 2019, it chronicles how fate brings the trio together and how they then go on to 'change the sound of Irish music forever'.
Read more: KNEECAP announced to perform at Glastonbury Festival Read more: KNEECAP hit out after being denied arts funding by UK Government Wildcard has announced that KNEECAP will open in cinemas across the isle of Ireland on August 8, 2024. KNEECAP won an Audience Award at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival and has been receiving rave reviews internationally. The film will also open the 2024 Galway Film Fleadh in July.
Described by the LA Times as “reminiscent of the early Eminem”, the band KNEEPCAP is gaining critical acclaim for their artful blend of Irish and English rap about the gritty reality of growing up in post-Troubles Belfast. Wildcard’s Patrick O’Neill said: "We can’t wait for everyone to experience this once in a generation Irish film this summer. This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.
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