The cinematic landscape has been enriched by the release of one of this year’s standout films, now available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
The film follows a trailblazing musical group that has shaken up the music scene over the past ten years, offering a bold and humorous take on the Northern Irish conflict through the lens of a musical thriller.
Featuring the real-life musicians as themselves, the movie is an instant Irish classic filled with pulsating beats, uproarious humour, and unapologetic mischief.
Prime subscribers can now watch the film at no additional charge, making it an essential viewing experience for fans of cutting-edge music, gripping crime stories, and poignant drama.
The film in question is Kneecap, a hidden treasure from this year that delivers a powerful impact and deserves widespread attention, reports the Daily Record.
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Starring Irish rappers Liam Og “Mo Chara” O Hannaidh, Naoise “Moglai Bap” O Caireallain, and JJ “DJ Provai” O Dochartaigh, the autobiographical musical drama unfolds in Belfast.
The plot thickens when Liam gets arrested and refuses to speak English, leading to an unexpected bond with Irish teacher JJ who is called in to interpret. Discovering Liam’s rap talent, JJ forms a trio with him and his best mate Naoise, setting the stage for their controversial music to hit the scene.
The cast also includes Jessica Reynolds, known for Outlander, in a transformative role, and A-lister Michael Fassbender playing Naoise’s father.
Wendy Ide from The Guardian has lauded Kneecap as “exhilarating” and “one of the funniest films of the year”.
“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,” she pens.
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The Upcoming reveals: “It hardly comes as a surprise that the Kneecap won the NEXT Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival in January.
“The film will, without doubt, become a cult classic amongst certain audiences, but it is important to acknowledge that Kneecap proves to be an educational experience as well as a dramatisation.
“Through all the fun and games the political arguments remain very real and look certain to continue to be so in the distant future.”
FilmHounds’ five-star review stated: “Overall, Kneecap is one of the best music biopics in decades; a film that can involve excessive drug-use and sex, yet find sincerity and a strong message at the centre of it.”
“It never feels like a greatest hits track or glorifies the band (which many biopics opt to do), but instead has that grit and punch needed to tell a story like this. In decades to come, there’ll be one rap trio that we will look back on as being one of the greatest to come out of Britain in the 2010s: Kneecap.”
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And The Independent labels it a “sweary, crude and brilliantly political Irish comedy”.
“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,” they added.
“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’.”
Will you be joining the Kneecap revolution this weekend?
Kneecap is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
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