Belfast rappers Kneecap take the silver screen by storm in a wildly entertaining biopic about their unlikely rise to stardom and grassroots fight for Irish civil rights. The self-described “low-life scum” went from selling drugs at raves to championing their native language with the passage of Northern Ireland’s Identity and Language Act in 2022. Director Rich Peppiatt captures lightning in a bottle with Kneecap, an earnest portrayal of how oppressed and angry youth found their voice and led the “ceasefire generation” to reclaim their heritage.
