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| Directed by | Rich Peppiatt |
| Screenplay by | Rich Peppiatt |
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| Cinematography | Ryan Kernaghan |
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| Music by | Michael "Mikey J" Asante |
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Running time | 105 minutes[2] |
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| Box office | $4.3 million[3] |
Kneecap is a 2024 comedy-drama film, written and directed by Rich Peppiatt, depicting the rise of Belfast-based hip-hop trio, Kneecap. 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 was selected as the Irish entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.[4]
- ^ a b Ritman, Alex (19 January 2024). "'Kneecap' Biopic Acquired by Sony Pictures Classics in First Major Sundance Sale". Variety. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Kneecap (18)". BBFC. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Kneecap". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (2 August 2024). "Oscars: Ireland Submits 'Kneecap' For 2025 Best International Feature Film Category". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2 August 2024.