Concrete Angels

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Concrete Angels
Directed by Carlo Liconti
Written byJim Purdy
Produced by Anthony Kramreither
Carlo Liconti
StarringJoseph Di Mambro
Omie Craden
Luke McKeehan
Tony Nardi
Edited byJohn Harding
Music byRobert Miller
Production
company
Brightstar Films
Distributed byCineplex Odeon
Release date
  • 1987 (1987)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Concrete Angels is a Canadian musical drama film, directed by Carlo Liconti and released in 1987. [1] Set in 1964, the film centres on a group of teenagers in a working class ethnic neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario. After a radio station announces a battle of the bands competition whose prize will be the opportunity to open for The Beatles at Maple Leaf Gardens, the boys form a band with the hopes of winning the competition. [1]

The film stars Joseph Di Mambro as Bello, the band's leader and singer; Omie Craden as Ira, the drummer; Luke McKeehan as Sean, the guitarist; and Tony Nardi as Sal, Bello's uncle who owns the neighbourhood pool hall. [2]

Nardi received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 9th Genie Awards. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Concrete Angels fail to beat odds in T.O.". Toronto Star , December 4, 1987.
  2. Jay Scott, "Teen film surprisinalv sensitive". The Globe and Mail , December 10, 1987.
  3. "Un zoo and Mermaids top Genie nominations". Toronto Star , February 17, 1988.