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<\/a><\/div>\nGet Your Brits Out. And we\u2019re off \u2013 Kneecap<\/i> is an incendiary, revolutionary biopic about the Irish rap group of the same name that rap exclusively in the Irish language and are the most revolutionary band to come out of Ireland and the UK since the Sex Pistols. It\u2019s a band that has led a reawakening of the Irish language and follows the waves of bands like Fontaines DC (who they\u2019re touring with next year) to come out of Northern Ireland; and for once, doesn\u2019t try to be a film about how shit it is to live in Ireland and how you should get to England at any costs, or bombings and the IRA \u2013 though as much as it claims otherwise, the IRA has a heavy shadow over the early days of this film. Kneecap<\/i> nonetheless is excellent, wickedly inventive, bold and daring \u2013 in an age where most biopics like Bohemian Rhapsody<\/i> are content to play Walk Hard: A Dewey Cox Story<\/i> completely straight, Kneecap<\/i> dares to offer something new.\n<\/p>\n For starters \u2013 what makes Kneecap<\/i> different is that the \u2018low life-scum\u2019 of the artists themselves are actually played by the real life rappers. Mo Chara and Moglai Bap play \u2018low-life scum\u2019 Naoise and Liam Og, who we first meet splitting up from each other when the police interrupt a middle of an illegal rave; and we get a unique sequence about experiencing the bus on drugs. Kneecap<\/i> feels like its director Rich Peppiatt knows how to navigate the cocaine and ketamine experience, multiple times before going on stage, the band take ketamine again instead of cocaine, including right before meeting a Radio Presenter from one of Northern Ireland\u2019s major radio stations. If all you know about Northern Ireland is Derry Girls, Kneecap<\/i> offers more to that than behind the surface, and feels perfectly positioned to coincide ahead of the group touring in the UK. They are playing two nights at Kentish Town, but unfortunately, the only venue that isn\u2019t sold out clashes with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Interpol who are also playing in London \u2013 yet it\u2019s worth experiencing their maverick lyrics live as someone who saw them at Rock Werchter earlier this year \u2013 the mosh pits were the most fun of the whole festival. Thankfully \u2013 the film is just about as fun as their mosh pits, which is very high praise.\n<\/p>\n The film navigates teacher JJ into the orbit of Naoise and Liam when he is called in to become an Irish translator, only to discover that the boys have connections to a wanted Irish fugitive who is their dad. There\u2019s a lot of connections and twists here \u2013 think a moment midway through the film when the aunt of one of the boy\u2019s love interest\u2019s identity is revealed echoes the Vulture reveal in Spider-Man: Homecoming<\/i>, one of that film’s few sincere and shocking moments. The film feels as raw and gritty as something like Trainspotting<\/i>, arriving with authenticity and a supporting role from Michael Fassbender that really adds a touch of badassary to the film.\n<\/p>\n<\/a><\/div>\n