Alex Ritman Ireland has submitted “Kneecap” to represent them in the Oscars international feature film category, making it the first country to do so in the race to the 2025 Academy Awards.
The early — and widely-anticipated — move by the Irish Film and TV Academy is a solid vote of confidence for a film that became a sensation in Sundance, where it was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics, and has been amassing plaudits at festivals around the world over the last few months.
The news of its submission was announced on Friday, the same day as the film’s U.S. release (it launches in Ireland on Aug. 8 and is expected to break box office records for an Irish film).
From writer-director Rich Peppiatt, “Kneecap” is a raucous semi-autobiographical comedy about the wildly outspoken and hard-partying Northern Irish hip-hop trio of the same name.
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