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A thriller dubbed one of the funniest and most provocative films of the year is now available to stream.
Fans are overjoyed that the off-beat musical thirller can now be watched on Amazon Prime.
The bold movie offers a hilarious take on the northern Ireland conflict, following a young band that’s causing chaos in the music scene.
Featuring the band as themselves, Kneecap follows the Irish cult band as they weave their way through the Irish conflict to pulsating beats, outrageous jokes and a healthy dose of misadventure.
And now, Prime members can enjoy the slow-burner of a film through their subscription at no extra cost.
The film stars Irish rappers Liam Og ‘Mo Chara’ O Hannaidh, Naoise ‘Moglai Bap’ O Caireallain and JJ ‘DJ Provai’ O Dochartaigh playing themselves in the autobiographical story set in Belfast.
The story follows Liam who upon being arrested refuses to speak any English as a sign of protest.
Irish teacher JJ, famous for wearing a tricolour knitted balaclava to conceal his identity, is called to interpret for the police and the pair form a close bond after the educator realises Liam’s talent for rapping.
JJ convinces Liam to form a musical trio with his friend Naoise and they begin to create a series of controversial tunes and hit the big time.
And the cast is full of stars including Jessica Reynolds, best known for playing Malva Christie Outlander, and A-lister Michael Fassbender portraying Naoise’s dad.
Wendy Ide from The Guardian described Kneecap as an ‘exhilarating’ film and dubbed it ‘one of the funniest’ of the year.
She wrote: ‘The combination of the profane and the political, the riotous humour and punchy editing makes for one of the more energising viewing experiences of the year, and possibly one of the funniest’.
The Independent called it a ‘sweary, crude and brilliantly political Irish comedy’, adding ‘Kneecap is so confident and single-minded in its telling of the semi-fictionalised origins of its titular west Belfast hip-hop trio, that it may make anyone who’s never heard of them feel like a bit of a loser.
‘It’s a film that not only signals a major musical arrival, but ends up feeling a lot bigger than the conventional (and often confining) boundaries of the ‘music biopic’
While The New York Times described the caper as a ‘gleefully chaotic quasi-biopic’.
Beatrice Loayza added: ‘These drug-addled antics give the film its snappy, surreal sense of humor, which clicks only half the time. Its lodestar in this regard is Trainspotting, though Kneecap feels forced by comparison.
‘Good thing the Kneecap boys are genuinely unhinged and amusingly louche. They bring a nerve that offsets the film’s cringe attempts at badassery.
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