Irish film about rap trio Kneecap leads nominations for Bifa 2024

The film also stars Oscar-nominated actor Michael Fassbender,
Irish film about rap trio Kneecap leads nominations for Bifa 2024

Kneecap are up for the award on December 8 (Niall Carson/PA)

A film based on Irish language rap trio Kneecap leads the nominations for the British Independent Film Awards (Bifas), picking up 14 nods.

Set in Belfast in 2019, the film is a semi-fictionalised account of the raucous band’s formation amid a call for more protections for their mother tongue.

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