It opens in cinemas on August 8
KNEECAP has been selected to represent Ireland in the Oscar International Feature Film category at the upcoming 97th annual Academy Awards.
KNEECAP was selected by IFTA’s 2024 Selection Committee, including Oscar-nominated actor Stephen Rea, award-winning directors Colm Bairéad and Lisa Mulcahy, award-winning actors Liam Cunningham and Bríd Ní Neachtain and award-winning producer Rebecca O’Flanagan.KNEECAP film received its World Premiere at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival in January this year, where it won a NEXT Audience Award, the first Irish language film to win at the festival.
"What a brilliantly creative powerhouse of a film, with its bold and fearless storytelling and its raw and boisterous screen performances. KNEECAP'sMo Chara said: “We want to thank IFTA for selecting our film to be the Irish submission for an Oscar …..that’s sound of yous. Mógali Bap continued: “Obviously the movie is about the Irish language in Ireland, about young people reengaging with the language and putting their own stamp on the language.
Michael Fassbender West Belfast
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