Written and directed by Andrea Arnold, starring Barry Keoghan and Franz Rogowski. Produced by Tessa Ross, Lee Groombridge and Juliette Howell.
Kneecap is a new film inspired by the birth of the groundbreaking Irish-language rap group. The raucous anti-establishment comedy features the eponymous trio, who play heightened versions of their own lives against the backdrop of post-Troubles Belfast.
Director Rich Peppiatt
Screenplay Rich Peppiatt
Producers Jack Tarling, Trevor Birney
Cast Móglaí Bap, Mo Chara, DJ Próvaí, Michael Fassbender, Josie Walker, Simone Kirby
Sales agent Charades
UK distributor Curzon, Wildcard
North American distributor Sony Pictures Classics
Broadcaster TG4 IRELAND
Credits summary A Mother Tongues Films and Fine Point Films production, co-produced with Wildcard, supported by BFI, Screen Ireland, Coimisiún na Meán, TG4 and Northern Ireland Screen, in association with Great Point Media and Curzon
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