Kneecap on their ‘Trainspotting’-inspired movie: “Irvine Welsh said it was the best film he’d seen in fucking years”
nme.comKneecap have spoken to NME about the influence of Trainspotting on their upcoming biopic, and how the film has received praise from author Irvine Welsh.
Watch our video interview with the band above.The Irish rap trio unveiled the official trailer for their upcoming self-titled biopic, starring Michael Fassbender, earlier this month.
The film was also previewed at Glastonbury Festival’s cinema tent, Pilton Palais, last weekend.Written and directed by Rich Peppiatt, the feature-length comedy-drama won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival in January.
It is due to arrive in Irish cinemas on August 8, before hitting the big screen in the UK on August 28.“Based on the origin story of the riotous and ground-breaking Irish-language rap trio Kneecap, the film stars the band’s Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí in their acting debuts,” an official synopsis reads.“Set in West Belfast in 2019, it chronicles how fate brings the trio together and how they then go on to ‘change the sound of Irish music forever’.”Fassbender (who plays Bap’s father, an exiled IRA member) stars in Kneecap alongside the likes of Simone Kirby, Jessica Reynolds, Fionnuala Flaherty and Josie Walker.
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