Kneecap (18)

The screening on Sat 21 Sept at 7.30pm will have descriptive subtitles. The screening on Thu 26 Sept at 2pm will have descriptive subtitles, and be relaxed for people living with dementia.

Of the 80,000 native Irish speakers, 6,000 live in the North of Ireland and three of them became a rap group called Kneecap. This is the real-life story of how this anarchic Belfast trio became the unlikely figureheads of a civil rights movement to save and reinvigorate their mother tongue.

Rich Peppiatt’s raucous and infectious debut feature is a heightened tale of Kneecap’s origin story. Set in post-troubles Belfast, childhood best friends Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh and Naoise Ó Cairealláin live debaucherously, selling drugs and partying to pass the time, but when they inadvertently cross paths with high school teacher JJ Ó Dochartaigh, things begin down a path none of them saw coming.

This screening is in Gaelic and English, with English subtitles.

Director: Rich Peppiatt

Cast: Móglaí Bap, Mo Chara, DJ Próvai

• Access Information - Cinema

  Cinema

  Seat size

  Seats in the Cinema are 45cm (172/3“) wide and 46cm (18“) deep, are 40cm (152/3“) from the floor, and have 12cm (42/3“) between seats.

  Armrests

  Seats in the Cinema have armrests that do not fold away, and cannot be completely removed.

  Legroom

  Seats in the cinema have 30cm (112/3”) of legroom in front of seats, with additional legroom on row A and seats B1-B4 and B11-B14.

  Further information

  If you have any questions about accessibility our Box Office team are always happy to help and can be contacted on 01642 525199 or by emailing [email protected] - you can also tell us about your access requirements when prompted to do so during the online booking process.

• Information about screenings with descriptive subtitles

  Descriptive subtitles, sometimes referred to as subtitles for D/deaf and hard-of-hearing people or captions, transcribe dialogue and relevant aspects of the soundtrack, including music and sound effects, attempting to give D/deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers an equal experience to those who are able to watch films without descriptive subtitles. Descriptive subtitles would include speech identifiers and descriptive elements such as [door slamming] and [kettle whistling].

• BBFC Rating Information (May Contain Spoilers)

  Violence

  A cop repeatedly strikes a person’s head and face with a baton, resulting in bloody detail. Moderate scenes include a montage illustrating the violence during the Troubles with a series of of undetailed bomb attacks, without sight of casualties.

  Threat and Horror

  There are scenes of moderately intense threat, including gun threat.

  Language

  The film contains very strong language (‘c**t’), as well as frequent strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘prick’, ‘dick’, ‘shit’, ‘piss’, ‘bloody’, ‘arse’ and ‘bastard’, in addition to use of the ‘wanker’ and ‘middle finger’ hand gestures.

  Sex

  Infrequent strong sex scenes show couples thrusting vigorously in various positions, with occasional breast nudity and crude verbal references.

  Discrimination

  Unsympathetic characters make derogatory remarks about native Irish speakers, referring to them as ‘scum’ and associating the language with criminality and terrorism. In one scene a police officer brutally beats an Irish speaker while demanding that he speak English. The film clearly criticises discriminatory attitudes and behaviour.

  Drugs

  There are frequent visual and verbal references to drug misuse and dealing, in addition to frequent sight of people abusing drugs such as cocaine, MDMA, LSD, ketamine and marijuana.

  Sexual Violence and Sexual Threat

  A female character makes a joke alluding to sexual violence, although the verbal detail is discreet.

  Suicide and Self-Harm

  A short comic sequence depicts a person faking their own suicide, without graphic detail.

  Flashing/Flickering lights

  This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.