Anti-British Film Wins Bafta for Best British Debut Film
A film about a Belfast rap group, replete with anti-British themes and nods to Irish republicanism, has taken the gong for Best British Debut at the Baftas. The Telegraphhas the details.
The Irish-language film Kneecap, by director and writer Rich Peppiatt, is based on a semi-fictionalised account of how the Belfast rap group of the same name was formed.
The outspoken band, made up of Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, Naoise Ó Caireallain and JJ Ó Dochartaigh from West Belfast, is known for its provocative lyrics and merchandise in support of Irish republicanism.
During Sunday’s awards ceremony, the breakout movie was nominated in six categories – including best British film, best editing, best film not in the English language, best original screenplay, best casting and best debut for a British writer, director or producer.
After Peppiatt won the best debut, he took to the stage and said Kneecap was a “movement” and that “everyone should have their language respected and their culture respected”.
The trio’s name is derived from so-called kneecapping – where young people are shot in the legs by paramilitaries in republican and loyalist communities in Northern Ireland, because of allegedly being involved in crime or antisocial behaviour.
The film includes a joke that compares the Brighton bombing to a sex act.
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform, told the Telegraph: “This is an insult of the worst kind to all the good people of the RUC and British Army who were murdered by the IRA.” …
JJ Ó Dochartaigh, whose stage name is DJ Próvaí, attended the awards wearing his signature balaclava in the colours of the Irish tricolour.
The official Kneecap X page posted ahead of the awards ceremony on Sunday said: “We’re at the Baftas later – hopefully we steal a few to take back to Ireland.
“Don’t forget the British Government still occupy Ireland and they’re flying spy missions over Gaza as we speak to help Zionist fanatics bomb kids.
‘Free Palestine. Free the Six Counties.’”
In November 2024, the group won a discrimination case over a decision by Kemi Badenoch, now Conservative leader, to refuse them arts funding.
The trio had launched legal action claiming the decision to deny them a £14,250 grant discriminated against them on grounds of nationality and political opinion.
Well I have always regarded all awards and prizes for the arts as a load of bollocks. But here we have more evidence of the growing anti-British and anti-White (the oppressed Catholic minority in NI I am sure count as non-White for these purposes) hatred from the UK establishment – a combination of grifting non-Whites and self-hating Whites.
Agreed. Yet more of the Enemy Within up to no good.
Ron Smith
1 year ago
Rap and Drill music is mostly about organised crime, and highlights how dark and dystopian we’ve become. All by design I would say. These old geezers rapping puts many youth to shame:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvt_7mlX-Z0
Heretic
1 year ago
When Muslim Indians were given two large chunks of Indian territory 70 years ago, in order to set up their own Muslim nations of Pakistan & Bangladesh, they were allowed to kick out the Hindus and Christians ( but they kept the Christians as slaves).
When Protestants in Northern Ireland VOTED to remain part of the UK 100 years ago, they should have been allowed to kick out the Catholics, and establish a hard border of their own, just as Pakistan & Bangladesh did.
Anyone who demands that Northern Ireland be re-absorbed into Southern Ireland must also demand that Pakistan & Bangladesh be re-absorbed into India, and see how well that goes down.
mrbu
1 year ago
Having things like this declared in public is the price you pay for freedom of speech. No-one’s forced to agree with something unpleasant just by hearing it.
Twm Morgan
1 year ago
Seems like a perfect terror sympathetic organisation with an unpronounceable name that merits zero attention. They clearly love the memory of blood on the streets and while one might think a good kneecapping would be of benefit to them, a slapped rase on YouTube might be more appropriate.
Greenslime
1 year ago
One fact we should remember. The history of Irish Republicanism requires nonsense to be spouted as historical fact and that nonsense to be accepted as ‘THE’ truth by the MSM and the left of thinking.
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Well I have always regarded all awards and prizes for the arts as a load of bollocks. But here we have more evidence of the growing anti-British and anti-White (the oppressed Catholic minority in NI I am sure count as non-White for these purposes) hatred from the UK establishment – a combination of grifting non-Whites and self-hating Whites.
Agreed. Yet more of the Enemy Within up to no good.
Rap and Drill music is mostly about organised crime, and highlights how dark and dystopian we’ve become. All by design I would say. These old geezers rapping puts many youth to shame:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvt_7mlX-Z0
When Muslim Indians were given two large chunks of Indian territory 70 years ago, in order to set up their own Muslim nations of Pakistan & Bangladesh, they were allowed to kick out the Hindus and Christians ( but they kept the Christians as slaves).
When Protestants in Northern Ireland VOTED to remain part of the UK 100 years ago, they should have been allowed to kick out the Catholics, and establish a hard border of their own, just as Pakistan & Bangladesh did.
Anyone who demands that Northern Ireland be re-absorbed into Southern Ireland must also demand that Pakistan & Bangladesh be re-absorbed into India, and see how well that goes down.
Having things like this declared in public is the price you pay for freedom of speech. No-one’s forced to agree with something unpleasant just by hearing it.
Seems like a perfect terror sympathetic organisation with an unpronounceable name that merits zero attention. They clearly love the memory of blood on the streets and while one might think a good kneecapping would be of benefit to them, a slapped rase on YouTube might be more appropriate.
One fact we should remember. The history of Irish Republicanism requires nonsense to be spouted as historical fact and that nonsense to be accepted as ‘THE’ truth by the MSM and the left of thinking.