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KNEECAP’s box office smash

Kneecap

KNEECAP has opened at number three in the Irish box office, enjoying the biggest ever opening weekend for an Irish language feature film. The film set in West Belfast in 2019 tracks the rise of hip-hop trio Kneecap. It had the widest ever opening of an Irish film in cinemas across Ireland, opening in 109 screens across the island. It was the biggest weekend opening for any homegrown film at the Irish box office since 2022′s Oscar-nominated THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, directed by Martin McDonagh.

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KNEECAP in theatres Aug 2

Kneecap

Wildcard Distribution has announced today that Rich Peppiatt’s award-winning feature film KNEECAP will open in Irish cinemas on August 2. Based on the origin story of the riotous and ground-breaking Irish-language rap trio, the film stars the band’s Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí in their acting debuts alongside Academy Award nominated Michael Fassbender. Set in West Belfast in 2019, it chronicles how fate brings the trio together and how they then go on to “change the sound of Irish music forever”.

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THE FLATS preview

The Flats

An award-winning film about people living in flats in the New Lodge areas of north Belfast is to open this year’s Docs Ireland festival next month. THE FLATS, a documentary by Alessandra Celesia, details the lives of residents living in and around New Lodge. It follows four people from the working-class, Catholic community as they revisit the collective memories that shaped their lives and the district they live in.

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KNEECAP to open Sundance London

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Fresh from its success at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah in January, rambunctious Irish-language film KNEECAP will open the 11th edition of Sundance Film Festival London. The documentary won the Sundance Film Festival Audience Award: NEXT in January and is the real-life story of how an anarchic Belfast rap trio became the unlikely figureheads of a civil rights movement to save and reinvigorate their mother tongue. The infectious documentary’s UK Premiere takes place on 6 June. 

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ONE NIGHT IN MILLSTREET trailer

ONE NIGHT IN MILLSTREET

ONE NIGHT IN MILLSTREET is the story of Ireland in 1995, a snapshot of a country told through a high stakes prize fight in Millstreet, Cork between the then unknown underdog Steve ‘The Celtic Warrior’ Collins and the larger-than-life champion Chris ‘Simply The Best’ Eubank – an against-all-odds sporting event that had an entire nation gripped and on the edge of its seat. Wildcard Distribution have released the official trailer for the award-winning documentary which will be released in Irish cinemas on April 5.

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KNEECAP makes history at Sundance

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Rich Peppiatt’s KNEECAP has won an Audience Award at the renowned Sundance Film Festival in Utah. It marks the first Irish language feature film to win at the festival. Based on the origin story of the riotous and ground-breaking Irish-language rap trio Kneecap, the film stars the band’s Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí in their acting debuts alongside Academy Award® nominated Michael Fassbender (THE KILLER, NEXT GOAL WINS), Jessica Reynolds (OUTLANDER) and Josie Walker (BELFAST, THE WONDER). Set in west Belfast in 2019, it chronicles how fate brings the trio together and how they then go on to “change the sound of Irish music forever”.

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KNEECAP makes Sundance history

Kneecap

Rich Peppiatt’s KNEECAP will have its world premiere at the renowned Sundance Film Festival in Utah next month and will become the first ever Irish language film to premiere at the prestigious film festival. Based on the origin story of the riotous and ground-breaking Irish-language rap trio Kneecap, the film stars the band’s Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí in their acting debuts alongside Academy Award nominated Michael Fassbender (THE KILLER, NEXT GOAL WINS) and Josie Walker (BELFAST, THE WONDER).

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Watch THE ROAD TO LE MANS from home

Michael Fassbender

Fans of F1: DRIVE TO SURVIVE will love the new Michael Fassbender documentary THE ROAD TO LE MANS. The film follows THE KILLER star Fassbender as he prepares for the grueling 24-hr road race. On his journey with Porsche to the 100th anniversary of the endurance classic, the German-Irish actor experiences a rollercoaster of emotions – from the highest highs to the deepest lows. THE ROAD TO LE MANS is now available to stream from home via the link below.

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