Concrete Angels

Concrete Angels
Directed by	Carlo Liconti
Written by	Jim Purdy
Produced by	Anthony Kramreither Carlo Liconti
Starring	Joseph Di Mambro Omie Craden Luke McKeehan Tony Nardi
Edited by	John Harding
Music by	Robert Miller
Production company	Brightstar Films
Distributed by	Cineplex Odeon
Release date	1987 (1987)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

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] 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.[3]

References

1. "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.

External links

• Concrete Angels at IMDb