Stills
Synopsis
There are 80,000 native Irish speakers in Ireland. 6,000 live in the North of Ireland. Three of them became a rap group called Kneecap. This anarchic Belfast trio becomes the unlikely figurehead of a civil rights movement to save the mother tongue.
Cast
Josie Walker
Detective Ellis
Simone Kirby
Dolores
Michael Fassbender
Arló Ó Cairealláin
Emily Lamey
Sean Sloan
Móglaí Bap
Móglaí Bap Or Naoise
Mo Chara
Mo Chara Or Liam Óg
DJ Próvaí
Dj Próvai Or JJ
Fionnuala Flaherty
Caitlin
Jessica Reynolds
Georgia
Director
Rich Peppiatt
Writer
Rich Peppiatt, Móglaí Bap, Mo Chara, DJ Próvaí
Composer
Michael 'Mikey J' Asante
Film details
Country
Ireland / Great Britain
Runtime
1 hour 45 minutes
Production year
2024
Online premiere
10 September 2024
World premiere
6 June 2024
Release date
| 29 August 2024 | Australia | MA 15+ | |
| 21 March 2025 | Austria | ||
| 2 August 2024 | Canada | ||
| 15 November 2024 | Finland | 16 | |
| 18 June 2025 | France | ||
| 23 January 2025 | Germany | 16 | |
| 23 August 2024 | Great Britain | 18 | |
| 17 October 2024 | Greece | ||
| 9 August 2024 | Ireland | 16 | |
| 28 August 2025 | Italy | ||
| 1 August 2025 | Japan | R18+ | |
| 7 March 2025 | Lithuania | N16 | |
| 15 August 2024 | Mexico | ||
| 21 November 2024 | Netherlands | 16 | |
| 29 November 2024 | Poland | ||
| 3 April 2025 | Portugal | ||
| 6 November 2024 | Serbia | o.A. | |
| 13 December 2024 | South Africa | 16 | |
| 18 June 2025 | South Korea | ||
| 20 September 2024 | Spain | 18 | |
| 11 October 2024 | Sweden | 15 | |
| 29 May 2025 | Taiwan | 18+ | |
| 2 August 2024 | USA | R | |
| 15 May 2025 | Ukraine | 16+ |
Worldwide Gross
$4,940,665
Production
British Film Institute (BFI), Coimisiún na Meán, Curzon Film Distributors
Also known as
Kneecap, Ceļgals, Kneecap - Música e Liberdade, Kneecap - O Trio de Belfast, Kneecap: Música y libertad, Kneecap. Hip-hopowa rewolucja, ニーキャップ, 嘻蓋骨男孩
Quotes
Showtimes
Currently, the film is not showing in cinemas, but we can send you a message when this animated film returns to the box office.
Interesting facts
The band declined to permit the sale of the film’s rights in Israel, as they are outspoken supporters of Palestinian liberation.
