Did you attend Secret Screening 12 last night? If so, you'll know it was the raucous and entertaining Irish-language comedy-drama Kneecap, and we've rounded up several reactions from those who attended.
Oscar nominee Michael Fassbender produces and cameos in this rags-to-riches biopic of the real-life Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap. Band members Liam Óg "Mo Chara" Ó Hannaidh, Naoise "Móglaí Bap" Ó Cairealláin and JJ "DJ Próvaí" Ó Dochartaigh play themselves in a wild mash-up of music, drugs, sectarianism, the relentless drive to achieve one's dreams and the importance of preserving one's native tongue.
Kneecap was a big hit at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival with the Los Angeles Times declaring: "Music-filled and spikily edited, Kneecap finds rude wit and edge to underscore its needle-drop righteousness; that it sustains its level so exuberantly is remarkable, especially considering how hit-and-miss these self-mythologizing projects often are."
The film is unleashed to an eager public this August so get ready by reading the following responses.
It was a really good film! It felt like a trippy Irish version of Straight Outta Compton. The rewritten story based on the true events of Kneecap was really well written, the acting was fantastic, there were some really funny moments but shocking moments in the film. 8.8/10! 😁
— James Acraman (@JamesAcraman) August 6, 2024
loved #Kneecap (and not just because i successfully guessed it!) - like The Commitments & The Inbetweeners had a baby, and raised it listening to Prodigy! great message between the laughs and the tunes - only my 2nd irish language film (after An Caílín Ciúin), but the dodo lives!
— Supermassive Obi (@_ObiMoo) August 6, 2024
Excellent! An interesting story, with some genuine laugh-out-loud moments. Great message re the value and importance of language too. Great choice for secret screening!
— Anne Wilcox 🏳️🌈 (@annelwilcox13) August 6, 2024
A very good film, and an excellent soundtrack. Will be recommending this to friends. Most definitely a hidden gem. Its a cross between 8 mile and trainspotting
— Steve_drum (@drum2327) August 6, 2024
— Tribey’s Movie Zone 🍿 (@Trib_Ey) August 6, 2024
Ní cupán tae gach duine, ach bhain mé taitneamh as 🇮🇪 Been listening to a bit of Kneecap on the way back home, if Trainspotting was set in Belfast with rags to riches hip-hop artists #Kneecap Slán go fóill 🇮🇪 Wonder what the next #SecretScreening will be 🤔
— Benjamin Martin Savage (@Scary_Ben) August 6, 2024
If you missed the screening then catch Kneecap at Cineworld from August 23rd. Click the link below to book your tickets.
Don’t forget about our Secret Screaming coming up on August 12th. What will the mystery horror film be? Book your tickets via the link below and find out on the night.
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