Co-written and starring the actual Kneecap, Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí, this is at times funny story of a drug-dealing/taking hip hop act that sang in Irish and defended Irish roots, culminating in the language being officially recognised once again. (Though it should be noted they only rap in Irish some of the time.) The writing of the lyrics on screen isn't a good idea as they're too small and fast on the Panavision shape on a non-cinema screen. Politically, most of the film is in Irish, even though Northern Ireland only has 4% who read, write and speak it.
With Josie Walker, Fionnuala Flaherty, Jessica Reynolds, Michael Fassbender. Photographed by Ryan Kernaghan, edited by Chris Gil and Julian Ulrichs.
And remember, "Every word spoken in Irish is a bullet for liberation."
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