Kneecap (film)

Kneecap
American theatrical release poster
Directed byRich Peppiatt
Screenplay byRich Peppiatt
Story by
Produced by
  • Jack Tarling
  • Trevor Birney
Starring
CinematographyRyan Kernaghan
Edited by
  • Julian Ulrichs
  • Chris Gill
Music byMichael "Mikey J" Asante
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 18 January 2024 (2024-01-18) (Sundance)
  • 8 August 2024 (2024-08-08) (Ireland)
  • 23 August 2024 (2024-08-23) (United Kingdom)
Running time
105 minutes[2]
Countries
  • Ireland
  • United Kingdom
Languages
  • Irish
  • English
Budget€4.5 million[3]
Box office$4.5 million[4]

Kneecap is a 2024 comedy-drama film. Written and directed by Rich Peppiatt, the film depicts the rise of Kneecap, an Irish hip-hop trio from Belfast, Northern Ireland. The film stars the band members as themselves, with Josie Walker, Fionnuala Flaherty, Jessica Reynolds, Adam Best, Simone Kirby, and Michael Fassbender in supporting roles.

Kneecap premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on 18 January, the first film in the Irish language to do so, where it won the NEXT Audience Award. Its Irish premiere at the 36th edition of the Galway Film Fleadh, won Best Irish Film, the Audience Award and the Irish Language Feature Film Award. The film was released on 2 August 2024 in the United States by Sony Pictures Classics, on 8 August 2024 in Ireland, and in the United Kingdom on 23 August, by Wildcard Distribution and Curzon Film, respectively. It received nominations in six categories at the 78th British Academy Film Awards and was selected as the Irish entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.[5]

  1. ^ a b Ritman, Alex (19 January 2024). "'Kneecap' Biopic Acquired by Sony Pictures Classics in First Major Sundance Sale". Variety. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Kneecap (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  3. ^ Dalton, Ben. "Irish rap trio Kneecap wins arts funding case against UK government". Screen Daily. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Kneecap". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  5. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (2 August 2024). "Oscars: Ireland Submits 'Kneecap' for 2025 Best International Feature Film Category". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2 August 2024.

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