Concrete Angels
| Concrete Angels | |
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| Directed by | Carlo Liconti |
| Written by | Jim Purdy |
| Produced by | Anthony Kramreither Carlo Liconti |
| Starring | Joseph Di Mambro Omie Craden Luke McKeehan Tony Nardi |
| Cinematography | Karol Ike |
| Edited by | John Harding |
| Music by | Robert Miller |
Production company | Brightstar Films |
| Distributed by | Cineplex Odeon |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Concrete Angels is a Canadian musical drama film, directed by Carlo Liconti and released in 1987. 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.
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. This was the final film of actor Gary Grimes, before retiring and going into a career of helping refugees who emigrated legally in America.
Nardi received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 9th Genie Awards.