Prime Video have announced Kneecap will be available to stream on Prime Video starting next month.
The film, directed by Rich Peppiatt follows the real-life story of Irish speaking rap group from west Belfast and Derry.
It looks at how the Belfast-based trio became “unlikely figureheads of a civil rights movement to save and reinvigorate their mother tongue”.
The film is set to represent Ireland in the Oscars International Feature Film category, with Variety predicting the film as a contender for the Oscar nomination.
Kneecap will be available on Prime Video in the UK and Ireland from Friday, 15 November 15.
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Rich Peppiatt’s 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.
At the same time, a civil rights movement, led by JJ’s partner, is fighting for the right to have the Irish language instated as an official language of Northern Ireland.
Against this political backdrop, JJ sees an opportunity to use music to further the cause.
Following in the footsteps of Naoise’s IRA stalwart father (played by Michael Fassbinder), the three of them form Kneecap, a politically-charged, anti-establishment rap trio who rap in Irish.
As they struggle to make their mark, and external pressures threaten to pull the plug on their dreams, the trio weave a narrative that transcends music, and tells the story of how they became an unlikely political symbol of youth culture and national identity.