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Kneecap / BFI, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Coimisiún na Meán, TG4 and Northern Ireland Screen's Irish Language Broadcast Fund and Screen Fund present in association with Great Point Media, Naughty Step, DMC Film ; a Fine Point Films and Mother Tongues Films production ; in co-production with Wildcard ; produced by Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling ; written and directed by Rich Peppiatt.
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) DVD 037 725
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- Irish
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Teachers--Drama.
- Teachers.
- Rap musicians--Ireland--Drama.
- Rap musicians.
- Irish language--Revival--Drama.
- Irish language.
- Linguistic minorities--Europe--Drama.
- Linguistic minorities.
- Belfast (Northern Ireland)--Drama.
- Belfast (Northern Ireland).
- Irish language--Revival.
- Linguistic minorities--Europe.
- Genre:
- Comedy films.
- Feature films.
- Motion pictures, Irish.
- Fiction films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Culver City, California : Sony Pictures Classics, [2024]
- Language Note:
- English and Irish dialogue; English, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (2.39:1) presentation; 5.1 Dolby Digital.
- digital
- optical
- surround
- Dolby digital 5.1
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- When fate brings Belfast schoolteacher JJ into the orbit of self-confessed 'low life scum' Naoise and Liam Og, the needle drops on a hip-hop act like no other. Rapping in their native Irish language, Kneecap fast become the unlikely figureheads of a Civil Rights movement to save their mother tongue. But the trio must first overcome the police, paramilitaries and politicians trying to silence their defiant sound whilst their anarchic approach to life often makes them their own worst enemies. In this fiercely original sex, drugs and hip-hop biopic, Kneecap play themselves, laying down a global rallying cry for the defense of native cultures.
- When fate brings Belfast schoolteacher JJ into the orbit of self-confessed 'low life scum' Naoise & Liam Og, the needle drops on a hip-hop act like no other. Rapping in their native Irish language, Kneecap fast become the unlikely figureheads of a Civil Rights movement to save their mother tongue. But the trio must first overcome the police, paramilitaries & politicians trying to silence their defiant sound whilst their anarchic approach to life often makes them their own worst enemies. In this fiercely original sex, drugs and hip-hop biopic Kneecap play themselves, laying down a global rallying cry for the defense of native cultures.
- Participant:
- Naoise Ó Cairealláin, Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, JJ Ó Dochartaigh, Josie Walker, Fionnuala Flaherty, Jessica Reynolds, Adam Best, Simone Kirby, Michael Fassbender.
- Credits:
- Composer, Michael "Mikey J" Asante, Kneecap ; editor of motion picture work, Julian Ulrichs, Chris Gill ; director of photography, Ryan Kernaghan.
- Notes:
- Title from disc label.
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2024.
- Wide screen (2.39:1).
- OCLC:
- 1456882918
- Publisher Number:
- 043396638198
- 17319272
- 638198 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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