Kneecap
“Mind your language.”
When fate brings Belfast teacher JJ into the orbit of self-confessed 'low life scum' Naoise and Liam Óg, the needle drops on a hip-hop act like no other. Rapping in their native Irish, they lead a movement to save their mother tongue.
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Cast
72 people
Móglaí Bap
Móglaí Bap or Naoise
Mo Chara
Mo Chara or Liam Óg
Naoise Ó Caireallain
Naoise / Móglaí Bap
DJ Próvaí
DJ Próvai or JJ
Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh
Liam Óg / Mo Chara
Josie Walker
Detective Ellis
Known for
Andor
Belfast
J. J. Ó Dochartaigh
JJ / Dj Próvai
Fionnuala Flaherty
Caitlin
Also in
Lost and Found
Out of Innocence
Jessica Reynolds
Georgia
Known for
House of Guinness
Outlander
Adam Best
Doyle
Known for
Black Doves
Giri/Haji
Simone Kirby
Dolores
Known for
His Dark Materials
Peaky Blinders
Michael Fassbender
Arló
Known for
Alien: Covenant
Band of Brothers
Rich Peppiatt Director · Mo Chara Story Móglaí Bap Story
Worldwide gross $4.3M · United States release August 2, 2024 · Produced in Ireland, United Kingdom, France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$4,345,446
Production
Mother Tongues Films
Production
Fine Point Films
Production
Wildcard Distribution
Production
Naughty Step
Production
DMC Film
Production
Northern Ireland Screen
Production
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Production
Great Point Media
Production
Coimisiún na Meán
Production
TG4
Production
BFI
Production
Charades
Production
Curzon Film
Production
British Film Institute
Production
Curzon Film Distributors
Production
Ireland · United Kingdom · France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Irish
Spoken on screen
English · Irish
Release dates
United States · January 18, 2024
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · August 2, 2024
Theatrical
Ireland · August 9, 2024
Theatrical
United States · September 10, 2024
Digital
United States
March 15, 2024 · Premiere · South by Southwest Film & TV Festival
June 9, 2024 · Premiere · Tribeca Festival
June 21, 2024 · Premiere · Oak Cliff Film Festival
December 2, 2024 · Digital · Netflix
June 2, 2026 · Digital · Hulu
American Samoa
December 1, 2024 · Digital · Netflix
Australia
June 14, 2024 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
August 10, 2024 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
August 29, 2024 · Theatrical
November 20, 2024 · Digital
November 20, 2024 · Physical
Austria
March 21, 2025 · Theatrical
Canada
August 2, 2024 · Theatrical
September 10, 2024 · Digital
China
December 4, 2024 · Premiere · Hainan Island International Film Festival
Czechia
June 28, 2024 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Estonia
November 8, 2024 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Finland
September 19, 2024 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
France
June 21, 2024 · Premiere · Biarritz Film Festival
June 18, 2025 · Theatrical
Germany
January 23, 2025 · Theatrical
Greece
October 17, 2024 · Theatrical
Guam
December 2, 2024 · Digital · Netflix
Hong Kong SAR China
April 15, 2025 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Ireland
July 9, 2024 · Premiere · Galway Film Fleadh
Italy
August 28, 2025 · Theatrical
Japan
August 1, 2025 · Theatrical
Mexico
August 15, 2024 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 11, 2024 · Premiere · Leiden International Film Festival
November 21, 2024 · Theatrical
New Zealand
August 3, 2024 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
March 28, 2025 · Premiere · Māoriland Film Festival
Northern Mariana Islands
December 2, 2024 · Digital · Netflix
Poland
July 20, 2024 · Premiere · mBank Nowe Horyzonty
November 29, 2024 · Limited theatrical
Portugal
November 9, 2024 · Premiere · LEFFEST - Lisboa Film Festival
April 3, 2025 · Theatrical
Puerto Rico
December 2, 2024 · Digital · Netflix
South Africa
December 13, 2024 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 3, 2024 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
June 18, 2025 · Theatrical
Spain
September 20, 2024 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 11, 2024 · Theatrical
Taiwan
August 22, 2024 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival Asia
May 29, 2025 · Theatrical
Thailand
May 25, 2025 · Premiere · European Union Film Festival
U.S. Virgin Islands
December 2, 2024 · Digital · Netflix
Ukraine
May 15, 2025 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 6, 2024 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival: London
August 23, 2024 · Theatrical
October 7, 2024 · Digital
November 15, 2024 · Digital · Prime Video
November 25, 2024 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
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